Tinubu adjusts composition of North West, South East development commissions

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Alhaji Lawal Samai’la Abdullahi as chairman of the North West Development Commission, NWDC.

Tinubu, also in a modified list forwarded to the Senate, nominated Hon. Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission, SEDC.

Newspot recalls that the President, in a list sent to the Senate in September 2024, nominated Ambassador Haruna Ginsau as chairman of the NWDC board while also naming Senator Tijani Yahaya Kaura and Hon. Abdulkadir S. Usman as members.

However, Tinubu has, now in the modified list, replaced them with Ja’afar Abubakar Sadeeq and Yahaya Aminu Abdulhadi, while the new chairman is Alh Lawal Samai’la Abdullahi.

This was made known in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

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Onanuga said that Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji retains his position as managing director and chief executive officer.

“Other board members featured on the first list are Dr. Yahaya Umar Namahe, Yahaya Aminu Abdulhadi, and Engr. Muhammad Ali Wudil, Shamsu Sule, Nasidi Ali and Aminu Suleiman.

“After receiving the President’s first list of nominations, the Senate adjusted the NWDC’s establishment act to accommodate members from other geopolitical zones.

“President Tinubu complied with the adjustment in the new list, with the following named to represent the six zones:

“They are Chukwu Chijioke, Ahmed Mohammed, Engr. Ahmed Rufai Timasaniyu and Macdonalds Michael Uyi. Others are Yemi Ola and Hon. Babatunde Dada.

“President Tinubu has equally appointed Hon. Emeka Atuma as Chairman and Hon. Mark C. Okoye as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the South East Development Commission, SEDC, subject to their confirmation by the Senate,” Onanuga said.