Tinubu appoints Nnamani, Anyim, Shaibu, 19 others into federal agencies

• President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 22 prominent Nigerians into key federal government agencies and commissions
• Among the prominent appointees were the former Senate President Ken Nnamani and a one-time secretary to the government of the federation, Pius Ayim Pius
• The president also gave an appointment to the immediate past deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, and former governor of Katsina state, Ibrahim Shehu Shema

President Bola Tinubu announces fresh appointment for ex-Senate President Ken Nnamani, former SGF Pius Ayim Pius and 20 others
Photo Credit: @officialABATSource: TwitterTinubu gives appointment to Philip ShaibuTinubu announces new DG for NAICPresident Bola Tinubu makes 22 appointments
Photo Credit: @officialABATSource: TwitterOthers on Tinubu’s appointment listS/NNamesStateAgency/Position1Segun AinaOsunDG of the Academic Staff College of Nigeria,2Senator Jalo ZaramiYobeFederal Commissioner/national data systems and population planning3 Joseph Haruna KigbuNasarawa Federal Commissioner/national data systems and population planning4Hamza Ibrahim BabaKanoNational Program Manager of the Government Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Program (GEEP)5Abubakar AdamuBenueExecutive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria,6Mohammed Lawal IbrahimKogiNigeriaSao Tome Joint Development Authority, ED (Finance/Admin)7Abdullahi MohammedKatsinaNigeriaSao Tome Joint Development Authority, ED (Monitoring and Implementation)8Senator Tijjani Yahaya KauraZamfaraDG, Centre for Citizenship and Leadership Training9Senator Kabir Abdullahi BarkiyaKatsinaChairman, Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority10Shuaibu Shehu AliyuKadunaExecutive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education11Professor Almustapha Alhaji AliyuSokotoMD, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a critical subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)Tinubu dismisses allegation of one-party state

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