Eight parastatals will, with immediate effect, get new heads, President Bola Tinubu said Thursday.
The affected parastatals are: National Orientation Agency, the Nigerian Television Authority, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, National Broadcasting Commission, Voice of Nigeria, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria and the Nigerian Press Council.
President Tinubu had on Thursday approved new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation with immediate effect.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement he titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new leadership across the information and national orientation sectors.’
The appointees are Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu as Director-General of the NOA, Mr Salihu Dembos retained his office as DG of NTA, Dr. Muhammed Bulama as DG FRCN, replacing Dr Mansir Liman.
Mr. Charles Ebuebu replaces Balarabe Illelah as Director-General of the NBC, Mr. Jibrin Ndace as DG of the VON, replacing Osita Okechukwu.
The President also appointed Dr Lekan Fadolapo as the Director-General of ARCON, Mr. Ali Ali as DG NAN and Mr. Dili Ezughah as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council.
The President tasked the new appointees to engineer and create new reforms in their respective institutions that majority of Nigerians can take advantage of to better their lives.
