Tinubu appoints Babangida’son as Bank of Agriculture chairman
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture.
The announcement was made on Friday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.
Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and 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 statement also named several others appointed to lead federal government institutions across various sectors:
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, Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano): Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto): Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara): Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations
Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo): Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission
Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna): Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
