Just in: Tinubu appoints new heads for SON, NADDC, CAC, others

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new chief executive officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

Those affected include the heads of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Corporate Affairs Commission and National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

Ngelale said the appointments were in line with the President’s “resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industry facilitation in the country”.

Hussani Magaji has been appointed as director-general/CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), while Ifeanyi Okeke has been named new boss of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) while Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin was named as NADDC DG to replaced Aliyu Jelani.

Charles Odii was appointed as head of the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

“In view of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration, President Bola Tinubu expects 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,” the statement reads.

“By this directive of the President, all of the listed appointments take immediate effect.”

Also affected is the Industrial Training Fund (ITF); National Sugar Development Council (NSDC); Nigeria Export Processing Zone (NEPZA); Nigeria Export Processing Council (NEPC); Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).

Others are the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN); Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN); Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE); Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB); Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB) and National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).

The newly appointed head of agencies are as follows:

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

Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) — Nonye Ayeni

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

Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE) — Anthony Atuche, CFA

Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB) — Veronica Safiya Ndanusa

Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB) — Lucia Shittu

National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) — Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin