President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) under the Ministry of Aviation.
This was disclosed in a statement released on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
In addition to Ganduje’s appointment, the President named chairpersons for 41 federal organizations, alongside new leadership roles, including a Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).
President Tinubu emphasized that board chairpersons are non-executive roles and urged appointees to avoid interfering in the management of the respective organizations.
The appointments take effect immediately.
Complete List of President Tinubu’s Appointments for Federal Boards and Agencies
1. National Youth Service Corps, Ministry of Youth Development – Hon. Hillard Eta (Chairman, Cross River)
2. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs – Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Chairman, Lagos)
3. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Ministry of Aviation – H.E. Abdullahi Ganduje (Chairman, Kano)
4. National Sugar Development Council – Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola (Chairman, Osun)
5. Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company – H.E. Sulaiman Argungu (Chairman, Kebbi)
6. National Agency for Great Green Wall – Sen. Magnus Abe (Chairman, Rivers)
7. National Teachers Institute – Barr. Festus Fuanter (Chairman, Plateau)
8. National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) – Raji Kazeem Kolawole (Director-General, Oyo)
9. Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration – Chief Victor Tombari Giadom (Chairman, Rivers)
10. Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria – Comrade Mustapha Salihu (Chairman, Adamawa)
11. Industrial Training Fund – Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo (Chairman, Gombe)
12. Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa (Chairman, Abia)
13. Sheda Science and Technology Complex – Sen. Abubakar Maikafi (Chairman, Bauchi)
14. Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria – H.E. Nasiru Gawuna (Chairman, Kano)
15. National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion – Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi (Chairman, Lagos)
16. Nigerian Postal Service – Chief D. J. Kekemeke (Chairman, Ondo)
17. National Inland Waterways Authority – Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar (Chairman, Sokoto)
18. National Steel Council – Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar (Chairman, Nasarawa)
19. National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency – Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad (Chairman, Kaduna)
20. National Bio-Safety Management Agency – Mu’azu Bawa Rijau (Chairman, Niger)
21. Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute – Hon. Durosimi Meseko (Chairman, Kogi)
22. Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe – Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim (Chairman, Taraba)
23. Nigerian Railway Corporation – Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa (Managing Director, Lagos)
24. Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti – Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole (Chairman, Ogun)
25. Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta – Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel (Chairman, Lagos)
26. Federal Medical Centre, Asaba – Dr. Mrs. Mary Alile Idele (Chairman, Edo)
27. Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja – Nze Chidi Duru (OON) (Chairman, Anambra)
28. Federal Medical Centre, Owerri – Hon. Emma Eneukwu (Chairman, Enugu)
29. Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board – Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik Rtd (Secretary, Kano)
30. Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia – Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke (Chairman, Ebonyi)
31. Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa – Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka (Chairman, Delta)
32. Federal Medical Centre, Yola – Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel (Chairman, Jigawa)
33. David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Ubuhu, Ebonyi State – Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu (Chairman, Imo)
34. National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency – Chief Edward Omo-Erewa (Chairman, Edo)
35. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (Chairman, Kaduna)
36. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State – Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori (Chairman, Borno)
37. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State – Hon. Lawal M. Liman (Chairman)
38. Federal Medical Centre, Katsina – Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha (Chairman)
39. Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) – Isa Sadiq Achida (Chairman, Sokoto)
40. Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu – Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan (Chairman, Zamfara)
41. National Building and Road Research Institute – Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Chairman, Nasarawa)
42. Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority – Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno (Chairman, Sokoto)
43. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital – Augustine Chukwu Umahi (Chairman, Ebonyi)
44. Federal Scholarship Board – Engr. Babatunde Fakoyede (Chairman, Ekiti)
45. Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund – Hon. Shola Olofin (Chairman, Ekiti)