Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made his first set of appointments since President Muhammadu Buhari embarked on a medical vacation to the United Kingdom.
The VP’s new action was contained in a tweet from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, signed by its Director of Press, Chris Okeke.
Osinbajo approved the appointments of Mr. Dikko Aliyu AbdulRahman, as the Chairman, Governing Board of the Bank of Industry, and Mr. Olukayode Pitan, as the Managing Director of the bank.
Pitan replaces Mr. Waheed Olagunju, who hitherto was the acting managing director.
He also appointed Ali Usman as the Chairman of National Pension Commission and Funso Doherty, who was previously appointed PenCom chairman, as the Director-General of the commission.
Osinbajo also appointed Manase Benga, who now joins Ben Oviosun, Zaki Magawata and Nyerere Ayim, who had been previously appointed Executive Commissioners by Buhari but had yet to go through senate confirmation.
In the same vein, Emeka Nwakpa was appointed as the Chairman, Governing Board of the Consumer Protection Council.
Besides the pension commission’s appointments, which were subject to Senate’s approval, all other appointments took immediate effect.
The appointment of a new DG for PenCom has laid to rest, controversies surrounding the sack of the former DG of PENCOM, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu.