Tinubu Appoints IBB’s Son, Others as Heads of Federal Agencies

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture. This was announced by presidential aide Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Friday.

Babangida, 53, is a graduate of Business Administration and holds a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland. He also completed an Executive Program in Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.

The president also approved the following appointments:

Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna) – Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority

Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano) – Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council

Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano) – Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria

Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano) – Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution

Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto) – DG, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa

Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara) – DG, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations

Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo) – MD, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission

Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna) – Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission