President Tinubu Reappoints NITDA Boss, Appoints New Aide On Digital Economy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, with immediate effect.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Wednesday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new leadership across the communications, innovation, and digital economy sectors.’
They include Aminu Maida Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Nkechi Egerton-Idehen Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, Kashifu Abdullahi as Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Dr. Vincent Olatunji as National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and Tola Odeyemi as Postmaster General, Nigerian Postal Service.
Additionally, President Tinubu approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser on Technology and Digital Economy, Idris Alubankudi.
Alubankudi’s appointment is meant to “maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion,” Ngelale wrote.
