President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 new officials across 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose emerging as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Major General Junaid Bindawa (Rtd.) appointed Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
According to the appointments announced by the Presidency, Fayose will lead the board of the Rural Electrification Agency alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta, who will serve as members and non-executive directors. The board will also include the agency’s Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, as well as three previously appointed executive directors.
National Salaries Commission Gets New Leadership
President Tinubu also approved several appointments to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
Former member of the House of Representatives, Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, was named Secretary of the Commission, while Dr Ogbole Ene Lilian, Oladele Olatubosun, and Yakubu Umar Barde, representing Benue, Oyo and Kaduna States respectively, were appointed as commissioners.
Other members of the commission include:
- Dr Mai Adamu Yau (Borno)
- Ginika Florence Tor (Enugu)
- Engineer Lawrence Okoh (Edo)
- Bello Morenike Iyabode (Kogi)
Revenue Mobilisation Commission Gets New Secretary
Tosin Johnson Adeyanju, who previously served as Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), has been redeployed as Secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
New Heads For Key Federal Agencies
The President also approved the appointment of:
- Dr Abuh Mohammed as Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC).
- Dr Akinola Odeyemi as Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) company.
- Dr Anthony Inalegwu Godwin as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission.
- Engineer Julius Oloro as Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) in Kwara State, succeeding the late Dr A.R. Kamal, who passed away in January.
Fiscal Responsibility Commission Board Reconstituted
President Tinubu also inaugurated a new board for the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, appointing Dr Abdullahi Maikano Saidu as Chairman.
Other members of the board are:
- Mohammed Asmau
- Mohammed Aliyu Makama
- Dr Suleiman Gidado
- Louis O. Ndukwe
- Amaechi Ugwele
- Olaniyi Idowu Onikola
New Executive Secretary for Mass Literacy Commission
The President named Shuni Muhammad Dahiru as the new Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, replacing Professor Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, who was reassigned to the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) in April.
Federal Housing Authority Gets New Executive Director
To fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mathias Byuan, who left office to contest the Benue State governorship election, President Tinubu appointed Gisaor Vincent Iorja as Executive Director (Finance) of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA).
Iorja is an economist, legal scholar and academic who currently serves as Secretary of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC).
According to the Presidency, all the appointments take immediate effect.
The appointments were announced in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, dated July 20, 2026.
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