Tinubu relieves Danbatta, names new heads for agencies under Ministry of Communications

 

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.

The President also relieved Professor Garba Umar Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC. This is coming despite all that Danbatta has done to turn the agency around. 

Tinubu appointed Aminu Maida as the new Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, NKechi Egerton-Idehen as MD CEO Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited and Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi  as Chief Executive Officer, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement. A total of five people were appointed.

Others are Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Tola Odeyemi as Postmaster General/CEO, Nigerian Poster Service, NIPOST.

The new five appointments according to him are: 

(1) EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida

(2) MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) — Nkechi Egerton-Idehen

(3) DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

(4) National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Dr. Vincent Olatunji

(5) Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) — Tola Odeyemi

 

“Furthermore, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion, the President has approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President”, he added. 

According to him, Idris Alubankudi was equally appointed Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy.

“By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointments take immediate effect”, Ajuri Ngelale said.