President Bola Tinubu approves 26 appointments across 10 federal agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose emerging as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals into the boards and management of 10 federal government agencies and commissions in what the Presidency described as part of efforts to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across strategic institutions.
Among the most notable appointments is former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, who was named Chairman of the Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments take immediate effect, according to a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the Presidency, the appointments cover 10 strategic federal agencies and commissions responsible for key sectors including rural electrification, public sector remuneration, housing, infrastructure and regulatory oversight.
The administration said the exercise forms part of its broader plan to reposition government institutions by appointing experienced individuals into leadership positions capable of improving institutional performance and delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Fayose to chair Rural Electrification Agency board
Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State and a prominent Nigerian politician, will serve as Chairman of the REA Board.
He will work alongside other members of the board, including Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as non-executive directors, while the agency’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, remains on the board alongside existing executive directors.
The Rural Electrification Agency is responsible for expanding electricity access to underserved and off-grid communities across Nigeria through renewable energy projects, mini-grids and other rural electrification initiatives.
Other key appointments
The appointments also include retired Major General Junaid Bindawa, who was named Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
Other appointees were assigned to boards and management positions across several federal agencies and commissions as outlined in the Presidency’s statement. The government said the appointments are intended to strengthen policy implementation and institutional effectiveness across critical sectors.
Presidency says appointments take immediate effect
Bayo Onanuga said President Tinubu expects the newly appointed officials to provide effective leadership, transparency and accountability in their respective agencies.
The statement added that all appointments became effective immediately upon approval.
The latest appointments come as the Tinubu administration continues to reconstitute boards and leadership structures of federal agencies following previous appointments made since the beginning of the current administration.
Appointments into boards of federal agencies are part of the President’s constitutional powers and are often aimed at filling vacant positions, strengthening oversight and improving implementation of government policies.
Political observers are likely to pay particular attention to Fayose’s appointment given his profile as a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor who has maintained cordial relations with the Tinubu administration despite remaining a member of the opposition party.
Neither the Presidency nor the statement announcing the appointments indicated any political basis for the selections, presenting them instead as administrative appointments intended to improve governance across federal institutions.