President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of Nigerian Military Dictator General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as Chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
The Military General annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Bashorun MKO Abiola, and Tinubu, as a Senator, joined others in NADECO to fight the travesty, ultimately leading to the exile of the legislator and the detention and death of the winner.
The President approved the appointment on Friday, along with eight others, according to Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Some of the appointees will serve as Chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an alumnus of the European University in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication.
He later attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) becomes Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).
Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) is Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
The Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) is the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Chairman
Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) is the Chairman of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR).
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) is the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) is the Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) is the Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).
Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) has been appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).
