Tinubu Gives Appointments to Former Senate President, Ex-SGF, 20 Others, Full List Emerges
- President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 22 prominent Nigerians into key federal government agencies and commissions
- Among the prominent appointees were the former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, and a one-time secretary to the government of the federation, Pius Ayim Pius
- The president also gave an appointment to the immediate past deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, and former governor of Katsina state, Ibrahim Shehu Shema
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President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of former Senate President Ken Nnamani as the chairman of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
The president also named the ex-secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Ayim Pius Ayim (Ebonyi), as the chairman of the National Merit Awards.
Among the 22 individuals, President Tinubu approved appointments to leadership positions across various federal agencies and commissions, including that of Ibrahim Shehu Shema, a former governor of Katsina state, who was appointed to head the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).
Source: Twitter
Tinubu gives appointment to Philip Shaibu
President Tinubu also approved the appointment of the former deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, as the director-general of the Nigerian Institute of Sport.
Similarly, Tinubu appointed a renowned activist from Kwara state, Comrade Isa Aremu, as the director-general of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies. The appointees are to bring political depth and strategic oversight into their new roles.
According to The Nation, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu's special adviser on information and strategy, announced the development in a statement on Saturday, May 24, 2025. He added that the appointment was a significant step in Tinubu's commitment to revitalise public institutions and deepen governance reforms.
Tinubu announces new DG for NAIC
The president also approved the appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani from Zamfara state as the new managing director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC).
Danfulani will be working with Adamawa's Abubakar Umar Jarengol, who was appointed as executive director (operations/technical) and Osun's Babaranti Ayandayo Rasheed as executive director (finance and administration).
Borno's Asabe Vilita Bashir has also been appointed as the director-general of the National Centre for Women's Development, and Omobolanle Akinyemi-Obe from Ondo state was named the National Senior Citizens Centre, Abuja's director-general.
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Others on Tinubu's appointment list
| S/N | Names | State | Agency/Position |
| 1 | Segun Aina | Osun | DG of the Academic Staff College of Nigeria, |
| 2 | Senator Jalo Zarami | Yobe | Federal Commissioner/national data systems and population planning |
| 3 | Joseph Haruna Kigbu | Nasarawa | Federal Commissioner/national data systems and population planning |
| 4 | Hamza Ibrahim Baba | Kano | National Program Manager of the Government Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Program (GEEP) |
| 5 | Abubakar Adamu | Benue | Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, |
| 6 | Mohammed Lawal Ibrahim | Kogi | Nigeria–Sao Tome Joint Development Authority, ED (Finance/Admin) |
| 7 | Abdullahi Mohammed | Katsina | Nigeria–Sao Tome Joint Development Authority, ED (Monitoring and Implementation) |
| 8 | Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura | Zamfara | DG, Centre for Citizenship and Leadership Training |
| 9 | Senator Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya | Katsina | Chairman, Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority |
| 10 | Shuaibu Shehu Aliyu | Kaduna | Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education |
| 11 | Professor Almustapha Alhaji Aliyu | Sokoto | MD, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a critical subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) |
Governance expert says 2027 strategy at play
A governance, policy, and advocacy expert, Laz Apir, has expressed disappointment over the recent appointments made by President Bola Tinubu, describing them as politically motivated rather than merit-based.
"Personally, I am not excited about the appointments," Apir told Legit.ng.
"And even from an objective standpoint, most of the appointees have held offices at one point or the other with records to show they did not achieve much."
He further criticised the appointments as a move aimed at political consolidation ahead of the next general election.
"From a political perspective, the president has simply moved to consolidate his political capture by empowering power players to be able to control their political constituencies in favor of the president in the 2027 electoral cycle," he said.
Tinubu dismisses allegation of one-party state
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu commented on the recent allegation by some opposition politicians that he was working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.
Speaking at the APC national summit in Abuja on May 22, he maintained that people were joining his party because they were driving the aspirations of the people.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had accused Tinubu of causing an opposition party crisis to stage his plan.
Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a governance, policy, and advocacy expert for this report.
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