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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of 24 individuals to key national positions, with 11 of them drawn from Northern Nigeria, News360 Nigeria reports.

This move is seen as part of the istration’s effort to promote regional balance and inclusive governance.

The new appointees, announced on Friday, will take up strategic roles across various government agencies responsible for agricultural, infrastructural, and social development in the country.

Among them is H.E Ibrahim Shema, a former Governor of Katsina State who has been appointed as the Chairman, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and Abubakar Umar Jarengol from Adamawa State, who has been named Executive Director, Operations, at the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), marking a notable achievement for the state.

The Presidency explained that these appointments reflect President Tinubu’s focus on fair distribution of responsibilities and power, with indications that more slots would still be allocated to the region in the coming months.

Prominent among the Northern appointees are:

H.E. Ibrahim Shehu Shema (Katsina) – Chairman, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).

Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani (Zamfara) – Managing Director, Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC).

Hamza Ibrahim Baba (Kano) – Programme Manager, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP).

Abubakar Umar Jarengol (Adamawa) – Executive Director, Operations, NAIC.

Barr. Sama’ila Audu (Katsina) – Executive Director, istration, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).

Prof. Musa Garba Mai Tafsiri (Kebbi) – Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education.

Prof. Garba Hamidu Sharubutu (Benue) – Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria.

Abdullahi Mohammed (Katsina) – Executive Director, Finance & istration, Nigeria–São Tomé and Príncipe t Development Authority.

Comrade Isa Aremu (Kwara) – Director-General, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS).

Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (Zamfara) – Director-General, Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre.

Sen. Engr. Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya (Katsina) – Chairman, Nigerian Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).

A statement from the Presidency commended the capacity and expertise of the appointees, adding that the selection process was guided by their alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the istration.

“These appointments reflect the President’s dedication to harnessing talent from all regions to drive Nigeria’s development,” the statement read.

Specifically, Adamawa’s Abubakar Umar Jarengol is expected to strengthen NAIC’s operational framework, ensuring farmers across the country are better protected against agricultural risks through improved insurance coverage and services.

https://news360ng.com/tinubu-make-24-new-national-appointments-11-from-the-northern-full-list/

Someone appears to be in panic! These appointments to bland and obscure agencies while leaving the most relevant to Yorubas, are not what Northern electorates are after. Just improve upon the economy and deliver impactful infrastructure.

Politician par excellence. I wished though that the metrics of development align with his political prowess.

Wow, do ARCN incumbent retained his position. This country is not ready for a change

The rest are afo you know the rest

These agencies sha... I'm hearing about most of them for the first time, anyways appointment na appointment sha.

That "GEEP"...money dey the programme. Na coded Fed govt programmes be this. Three years ago, I recieved a 50k loan from them and i wasnt aware of it, until my bank had to call me, asking why havnt i accepted my pending loan from GEEP.

Microphone testing. Wait till early next year for some strategic appointments across the Nigeria regions

Politics ni be the opposition's mate

AMINDA:
Someone appears to be in panic! These appointments to bland and obscure agencies while leaving the most relevant to Yorubas, are not what Northern electorates are after. Just improve upon the economy and deliver impactful infrastructure.

Are you sure?
Don't you think it is another opportunity to jampacked their people into these agencies to dominate them.

Waiting to see if Shema will accept this appointment.

If he does, I'd like to see how he'll work as a subordinate under Wike.

After giving over 40 Yoruba people appointment

AMINDA:
Someone appears to be in panic! These appointments to bland and obscure agencies while leaving the most relevant to Yorubas, are not what Northern electorates are after. Just improve upon the economy and deliver impactful infrastructure.

Hypocrites, after hailing your Buhari over his Northernized appointments.

Typing:
After giving over 40 Yoruba people appointment

You were here praising Buhari when he was appointing your northern kinsmen in every positions and you were always fighting and trolling ibos when Buhari was in power. You're a 2faced abóki.

Trying to ramp up the numbers so they can show us the updated “appointments list” Sunday Dare promised us some weeks ago.

zero8zero:

Hypocrites, after hailing your Buhari over his Northernized appointments.

Don't mind them, it amuses me when I see these northerners frowning their faces now. Buhari would fire a southerner and replaced him with a northerner.

Sheuns:
Trying to ramp up the numbers so they can show us the updated “appointments list” Sunday Dare promised us some weeks ago.

Dey play, check his appointments list, Northerners have always have the largest share followed by the SW.

North already sailed

Now,the North has more appointments

Typing:
After giving over 40 Yoruba people appointment

and so what? Yoruba lokan next Northern part

99% Northerners

Putindbutt:

Dey play, check his appointments list, Northerners have always have the largest share followed by the SW.

Bros take am easy to dey lie naaaaa.

What is 24 -10

Good news everywhere

Good for them as long as they are competent.

AMINDA:
Someone appears to be in panic! These appointments to bland and obscure agencies while leaving the most relevant to Yorubas, are not what Northern electorates are after. Just improve upon the economy and deliver impactful infrastructure.

Don't let's fool ourselves...

We all know this man Tinubu is never afraid..

We should be more worried about the opposition...let them get their acts together

It's just the government of the appointment for the appointment and for the appointment!
Doing nothing eventually!

What of the remaining 14, o ye rabble-ro!

Even if he gave 23 Appointment to ur region and only 1 to the north, you will still create thread "how Tinubu is favolling the north and marginalizing us"

Why is the fact that they are Northerners being mentioned?

War is looming in 2027.....brace up men

Trying to appease the north with baby appointments but too late