Muhammad Babangida, son of former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida, has been chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture by President Bola Tinubu.
The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
The statement also announced the appointments of several other individuals to leadership roles in federal agencies.
Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland.
He also completed an Executive Programme on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002.
Other appointees, according to the statement include:
▪︎Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna): Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority
▪︎Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano): Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council
▪︎Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano): Chairman, Standard Organisation of Nigeria
▪︎Sanusi Musa (SAN) (Kano): Chairman, Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution
▪︎Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto): DG, Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa
▪︎Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara): DG, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations
▪︎Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo): MD, National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission
▪︎Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna): Executive Director, Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission.
IBB’s son, others appointed as heads of government agencies
