President Bola Tinubu has appointed a new board for the Bank of Industry Limited, comprising 13 distinguished individuals with expertise in finance, industry, and public service......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu’s spokesperson, announced the development in a statement seen by Legit on Monday, September 2.
Mansur Muhtar, who led the board between 2008 and 2010, was Nigeria’s finance, budget, and economic development minister under the administration of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
Tinubu’s new appointee
Below is the full list of the new appointees by Tinubu:
Here is a rewritten version of the list in a more formal tone:
Board of Directors
Chairman: Mansur Muhtar, OFR
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer: Olasupo Olusi
Executive Directors
– Large Enterprises: Ifeoma Uz’Okpala
– Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises: Shekarau Omar
– Corporate Services: Usen Effiong
– Public Sector & Intervention Programmes: Mabel Ndagi
– Corporate Finance & Risk Management: Rotimi Akinde
Non-Executive Directors
– Ministry of Finance Incorporated: Mallam Tajudeen Datti Ahmed
– Central Bank of Nigeria: Adedamola Olufemi Young
– Manufacturers Association of Nigeria: Reverend Isaac Adefemi Agoye
– Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment: Mallam Muhammad Bala
Independent Non-Executive Directors
– Oreoluwa Adeyemi
– Sulaiman Musa Kadira
Tinubu speaks on new appointee
The presidency maintained that Muhtar, the newly appointed Chairman, brings decades of experience in finance, international development, public service, and academia to the role.
According to the statement, the president anticipates that the newly constituted board will function in a spirit of collaboration and diligence, effectively driving the Bank of Industry’s objectives.
Specifically, the board is expected to champion initiatives that bolster job creation, alleviate poverty, and improve the socio-economic well-being of Nigerian families, thereby contributing to the nation’s overall development.
Below is the statement from the presidency:
Tinubu appoints foot soldiers in six geopolitical zones
Legit earlier reported that President Tinubu has announced the appointment of six liaison aides to the country’s six geopolitical zones.
The liaison aides’ responsibility was to ensure that they directly engaged the people with federal government policies.
The new presidential aides are to interact directly with their region and ensure the transparency of government to the people.