President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appointed new and returning chief executives to fresh terms in offices across agencies in the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
The appointments take immediate effect, a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s spokesperson said.
Aminu Maida was appointed as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) while Nkechi Egerton-Idehen was named the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT).
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
Other appointments are Dr. Vincent Olatunji as National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) while Tola Odeyemi is Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).
The statement added that “Furthermore, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion, the President has approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President – Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy — Idris Alubankudi.
“By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointments take immediate effect.”