BREAKING: Tinubu announces 13 new appointments

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Saviour Enyiekere as the chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC).

The announcement was made on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy.

Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, previously served as the deputy chief of staff to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

He will hold the position for a five-year term, which may be renewed.

Along with Enyiekere, Tinubu also appointed two members from each of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to serve on the commission.

Like the chairman, they will also have a five-year term with the possibility of renewal.

The appointed members are:

North West

Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi

Yusuf A. Yusuf Tabuka

North East

Aminu Ibrahim Malle

Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud

North Central

Mark Hanmation Tersoo

Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun

South West

Taiwo Olukemi Oluga

Afeez Ipeza-Balogun

South East

Nnanna Uzor Kalu

Festus Ifesinachi Odii

South South

Patrick A. Giwa

Mary Ekpenyong