*Appoints Issa- Onilu, Bulama, Ali Ali, Ndace, Eburbu, others
President Bola Tinubu has removed the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu and six other Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation with immediate effect.
The President has also approved the appointment of eight new CEOs that will take over from the sacked CEOs of the agencies/parastatals under the ministry.
The spokesman to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this in a statement made available to TheIdeal News on Thursday.
The new CEOs and their agencies are as follows
(1) National Orientation Agency (NOA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu
(2) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos
(3) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Muhammed Bulama
(4) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Charles Ebuebu
(5) Voice of Nigeria (VON) — Director-General / CEO — Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace
(6) Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) — Director-General / CEO — Dr. Lekan Fadolapo
(7) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) — Managing Director / CEO — Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali
(8) Nigerian Press Council (NPC) — Executive Secretary / CEO — Mr. Dili Ezughah
The statement further disclosed that, “The President tasks the newly entrusted leadership in these important sub-sectors to innovate and create new opportunities for Nigerians to leverage upon through the effective reform of these key institutions of government which function to unify our people, reshape mindsets, and showcase this great nation to the rest of the world.
“By these directives of the President, the above listed appointments take immediate effect. “
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