... Appoints Alade As AMCON MD/ CEO, 3 Other Executive Directors

Reconstitutes management teams In 3 communications & digital economy agencies NCC, NIGCOMSAT, Galaxy Backbone get new MD, executive directors, commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new four-man management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

The appointees , according to a release issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, include Gbenga Alade — Managing Director/ CEO; Aminu Ismail — Executive Director; Adeshola Lamidi — Executive Director and Lucky Adaghe — Executive Director.

The President expects unflagging dedication, professionalism, and dutifulness from the new appointees so as to ensure that the operations of AMCON are more efficient, transparent, and in consonance with his determination to sanitize the nation's financial system to maximize value and enhance investor confidence in the Nigerian economy.

President Tinubu also on Thursday approved the appointment of qualified Nigerians to serve in three agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.

In another release issued by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, the new appointees include Abraham Oshadami

— Executive Commissioner, Technical Services; Rimini Makama — Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management and Opeyemi Dele-Ajayi — President/CEO, Digital Bridge Institute for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited has Abiodun Attah as Executive Director, Technical Services;

Aisha Abdullahi, Executive Director, Finance & Administration and Jaiyeola Awokoya, Executive Director, Marketing & Business Development.

New appointees for Galaxy Backbone (BB) Limited include Ibrahim Adepoju Adeyanju, Managing Director/CEO ; Mohammed Sani Ibrahim, Executive Director, Finance & Corporate Services; Olusegun Olulade, Executive Director, Customer Centricity & Marketing and Olumbe Akinkugbe, Executive Director, Digital Exploration & Technical Services.

With the reconstitution of the management teams in the aforementioned agencies, President Tinubu expressed hope that the seasoned professionals will deliver excellent service to elevate the impact of the digital economy sector on the socio-economic development of the nation.