President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals into the boards and leadership of 10 federal government agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose emerging as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
The appointments, which take immediate effect, were announced on Monday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the Presidency, Fayose will lead the REA board alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as members and non-executive directors, while the agency’s Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three previously appointed executive directors complete the board.
Tinubu also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission and approved eight additional appointments into the commission, including former lawmaker Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas as secretary, alongside commissioners and members representing Benue, Oyo, Kaduna, Borno, Enugu, Edo and Kogi states.
