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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta in a sweeping change that affected the Postmaster General of the Nigeria, Postal Service (NIPOST) and the CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat).
This is according to a terse statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Ajuri, in the statement, said Danbatta is replaced by Aminu Maida as the EVC/CEO of the NCC.
However, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, was reappointed for a second term in office.
According to the statement, President Tinubu also appointed Idris Alubankudi as his Special Adviser on Technology and Digital Economy.
The statement said: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in the office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy:
“EVC/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida; MD/CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) — Nkechi Egerton-Idehen; DG/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi; National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Dr. Vincent Olatunji; and Postmaster General/CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) — Tola Odeyemi”
“Furthermore, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion, the President has approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President.
“Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy — Idris Alubankudi
“By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointments take immediate effect,” Ngelale said./SHARE THIS
