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Tinubu Appoints IBB’s Son, Eight Others to Lead Key Federal Agencies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), as the Chairman of the newly restructured Bank of Agriculture.

The announcement was made on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who also unveiled the names of eight others appointed to chair strategic federal agencies and institutions.

According to the statement, Babangida, 53, holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Program on Corporate Governance (2002).

The other appointments include:

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

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

Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) – Chairman, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

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

Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) – Director-General, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)

Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) – Director-General, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)

Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) – Managing Director, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)

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

The appointments come as part of the President’s ongoing efforts to reposition critical national institutions and inject new leadership with professional and regional balance.

By Haruna Yakubu Haruna