President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
The appointments are in line with his resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industry facilitation in the country.
The Special Adviser to the President, on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Friday, October 13, 2023, that the appointees are Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Kamar, Bakrin, Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Olufemi Ogunyemi and
Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Nonye Ayeni.
Others are Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC, Aisha Rimi, Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), Bamanga Usman Jada, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) Charles Odii, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Rabiu Olowo and Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE), Anthony Atuche, CFA.
Also appointed are Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB), Veronica Safiya Ndanusa, Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB) — Lucia Shittu, and National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin.
According to Ngelale, the appointments are in view of the Renewed Hope Agenda of Tinubu’s administration.
He added that President Bola Tinubu expected all new appointees in this critical sector to optimally deliver in accordance with new key performance indicating benchmarks as established by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
