Breaking: Tinubu Appoints Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose as REA Chairman

• President Tinubu has finally given a political appointment to Former Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose
• The Nigerian leader appointed ex-Governor Fayose as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
• President Tinubu approved 26 new appointments across 10 federal agencies and commissions, all taking immediate effect

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State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

This is as the Nigerian leader approved 26 new appointments into 10 federal agencies and commissions. The presidency confirmed that all appointments take immediate effect.

Fayose will lead the REA board alongside two new members, Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta. The incumbent Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three previously appointed executive directors remain on the board.

Other Key Postings Across Federal Agencies

Major General Junaid Bindawa was named chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission. Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, a former member of the House of Representatives from Lagos, will serve as secretary of the commission. Seven commissioners and members were also appointed to the body, drawn from states including Oyo, Kaduna, Borno, Enugu, Edo and Kogi.

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Tosin Johnson Adeyanju, who previously served as executive secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, moves to the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission as its new secretary.

Dr Abuh Mohammed was named director-general of the National Population Commission, while Dr Akinola Odeyemi will take over as managing director of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. Dr Anthony Inalegwu Godwin was appointed chairman and chief executive of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission.

Engineer Julius Oloro, a former council chairman, becomes the new chief executive of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation in Kwara State. He replaces the late Dr A.R. Kamal.

Dr Abdullahi Maikano Saidu was appointed chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, with six board members joining him: Mohammed Asmau, Mohammed Aliyu Makama, Dr Suleiman Gidado, Louis O. Ndukwe, Amaechi Ugwele and Olaniyi Idowu Onikola.

Shuni Muhammad Dahiru will take over as executive secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, replacing Prof. Shu'aibu Shehu Aliyu.

Rounding out the batch, Gisaor Vincent Iorja, an economist, legal scholar, and the current secretary of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, was appointed executive director of finance at the Federal Housing Authority.

Fayose Once Vowed to Reject Tinubu’s Appointment

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the former governor of Ekiti state, Fayose, once said he would reject President Tinubu's ministerial nomination if considered. He said this during the live telecast of Channels TV's late-night programme, Sunday Politics, in Abuja on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

During the interview, Fayose disclosed that he worked against the presidential candidate of the PDP, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in favour of President Tinubu. He, however, noted that his reason for supporting Tinubu was not to lobby for a political appointment but solely because he believed in him. When asked if he would accept a ministerial offer from President Tinubu, Fayose said, “I will never accept it,” Daily Trust reported. He said:

“I never worked for PDP during the last election. There’s no reason to hide that… The reality is that I worked for Asiwaju (Tinubu). He is a respectable person from the South-West. It is the turn of the South.”