Buhari appoints seven INEC RECs, polytechnic rectors

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday made new
appointments to fill vacant positions in some key agencies and
departments.

The appointments were contained in a statement by Lawrence
Ojabo, director of information for the office of the secretary to
the government of the federation (SGF).

According to the statement, the appointments covers chief
executive officers of agencies in the ministries of health,
information and culture, education, power, works, and housing.

The commissioners were listed to include Emmanuel Hart, Mohammed
Ibrahim, Cyril Omorogbe, Uthman Ajidaba, Segun Agbaje, Baba Yusuf
and Yahaya Bello.

Ojabo also said seven resident electoral commissioners (REC) of
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were
appointed.

The appointment of the RECs, which is for an initial term of
five years, will take effect from April 17.

He added that the new RECs would be inaugurated on Tuesday by
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, at the commission headquarters.

In the ministry of health, Buhari appointed Abdulkareem Yusuf as
the medical director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital,
Kaduna.

He renewed the appointment of Abubakar Musa, medical director of
the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Nguru, Yobe state.

The appointments of Abdullahi Ibrahim and Aliyu El-Ladan as
medical director of FMC Azare, Bauchi state and National Obstetric
Fistula Centre, Katsina, respectively, were also renewed for
another four years.

Nasir Umar also got his appointment renewed as the medical
director of National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Bauchi for four
years with effect from April , while Iliasu Ahmed was appointed
medical director of FMC, Owo, Ondo state.

In the ministry of power, works and housing, Buhari approved the
appointment of Usman Mohammed as managing director of the
transmission company of Nigeria for initial term of four years with
effect from February 1.

In the ministry of information and culture, Buhari appointed
Stella Oyedepo as the general manager of National Theatre, Lagos,
for an interim four years with effect from April 8.

With Oyedepo’s appointment, the management of the National
Theatre was separated from that of the National Troupe.

In the ministry of education, Baba Danjuma was appointed as
rector, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi state for initial term of
four years with effect from; Usman Kallamu, rector , Federal
Polytechnic, Damaturu, Yobe state for initial four years with
effect from April 8; and Jimah Sanusi, rector, Federal Polytechnic,
Auchi, Edo state for four years with effect from February 23

; Dayo Oladebeye, rector, federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti for an
initial term of four years with effect from February 23; Sanusi
Gumau, rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi for initial four years
from February 23; and Tomunomi Abbey, rector, Federal Polytechnic,
Oil and Gas Bonny, Rivers state.

Omokungbe Omoseni was appointed rector, Yaba College of
Technology, Lagos and Faruk Haruna was appointed provost of the
Federal College or Education Kotangora, Niger state for initial
four years with effect from March 27.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday made new
appointments to fill vacant positions in some key agencies and
departments.

The appointments were contained in a statement by Lawrence
Ojabo, director of information for the office of the secretary to
the government of the federation (SGF).

According to the statement, the appointments covers chief
executive officers of agencies in the ministries of health,
information and culture, education, power, works, and housing.

The commissioners were listed to include Emmanuel Hart, Mohammed
Ibrahim, Cyril Omorogbe, Uthman Ajidaba, Segun Agbaje, Baba Yusuf
and Yahaya Bello.

Ojabo also said seven resident electoral commissioners (REC) of
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were
appointed.

The appointment of the RECs, which is for an initial term of
five years, will take effect from April 17.

He added that the new RECs would be inaugurated on Tuesday by
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, at the commission headquarters.

In the ministry of health, Buhari appointed Abdulkareem Yusuf as
the medical director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital,
Kaduna.

He renewed the appointment of Abubakar Musa, medical director of
the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Nguru, Yobe state.

The appointments of Abdullahi Ibrahim and Aliyu El-Ladan as
medical director of FMC Azare, Bauchi state and National Obstetric
Fistula Centre, Katsina, respectively, were also renewed for
another four years.

Nasir Umar also got his appointment renewed as the medical
director of National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Bauchi for four
years with effect from April , while Iliasu Ahmed was appointed
medical director of FMC, Owo, Ondo state.

In the ministry of power, works and housing, Buhari approved the
appointment of Usman Mohammed as managing director of the
transmission company of Nigeria for initial term of four years with
effect from February 1.

In the ministry of information and culture, Buhari appointed
Stella Oyedepo as the general manager of National Theatre, Lagos,
for an interim four years with effect from April 8.

With Oyedepo’s appointment, the management of the National
Theatre was separated from that of the National Troupe.

In the ministry of education, Baba Danjuma was appointed as
rector, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi state for initial term of
four years with effect from; Usman Kallamu, rector , Federal
Polytechnic, Damaturu, Yobe state for initial four years with
effect from April 8; and Jimah Sanusi, rector, Federal Polytechnic,
Auchi, Edo state for four years with effect from February 23

; Dayo Oladebeye, rector, federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti for an
initial term of four years with effect from February 23; Sanusi
Gumau, rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi for initial four years
from February 23; and Tomunomi Abbey, rector, Federal Polytechnic,
Oil and Gas Bonny, Rivers state.

Omokungbe Omoseni was appointed rector, Yaba College of
Technology, Lagos and Faruk Haruna was appointed provost of the
Federal College or Education Kotangora, Niger state for initial
four years with effect from March 27.