Adeolu Akande, Ismail Adewusi Get New Appointments in Buhari’s Cabinet.


President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Adeolu Akande as Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC).

Also from Oyo state is Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi who will now head the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) as as Postmaster General/CEO.
Prof. Adeolu Akande will replace Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye as Chairman, Board of Commissioners of NCC which is subject to Senate confirmation while Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi replaces Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi as Postmaster General.

The appointments were contained in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Mr Buhari’s spokesperson.

The statement below:

Desirous of fast-tracking the targets and mandate of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following new appointments in the parastatals listed below:

1. Nigerians Communications Commission (NCC)

(a) Prof. Adeolu Akande (South West) replaces Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye (South West) as Chairman, Board of Commissioners – subject to Senate confirmation

(b) Mr Uche Onwude (South East) replaces Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Ararume (South East) as Non-Executive Commissioner – subject to Senate confirmation.

2. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

(a) Dr Abubakar Sa’id replaces Prof. Adeolu Akande as Board Chairman

(b) Dr Habibu Ahmed Imam (North West) replaces Dr Lawal Bello Moriki


(North West)

(c) Dr Mohammed Sa’idu Kumo as Board Member

3. The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)

Dr Ismail Adebayo Adewusi (South West) replaces Barrister Bisi Adegbuyi

(South West) as Postmaster General/CEO

4. Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB)

Professor Muhammed Bello Abubakar replaces Architect Yusuf Kazaure

5. The Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat)

(a) Architect Yusuf Kazaure replaces Chief Dr George Nnadubem Moghalu

as Board Chairman

(b) Dr Najeem Salam replaces Hon. Samson Osagie as Executive

Director, Marketing and Business Development

(c) Professor Abdu Ja’afaru Bambale replaces Kazeem Kolawole Raji as

Executive Director, Technical Services

(d) Hadi Mohammed replaces Mohammed Lema Abubakar as Executive Director, Administration.

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