President Bola Tinubu has appointed Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the Board Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). This appointment is part of a broader initiative that includes 21 other APC leaders being assigned as chairpersons of various key federal agencies. The announcement was made by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement released on Friday in Abuja.
In addition to Morka's appointment, Hon. Fatuhu Mohammed Buhari from Katsina State has been named the Director-General of the National Agricultural Seed Council. Other notable appointments include:
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Mallam Muhammad Massan, APC Chairman, Bauchi State – Board Chairman, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ilorin.
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Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, APC Chairman, Kano State – Board Chairman, Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service.
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Dr. Austian Agada, APC Chairman, Benue State – Board Chairman, National Agricultural Seed Council.
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Hon. Macdonald Ebere, APC Chairman, Imo State – Board Chairman, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos.
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Ubong Stephen Ntukekpo, APC Chairman, Akwa Ibom State – Board Chairman, National Institute for Freshwater Fish, New Bussa.Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy Chairman (South) of the APC – Board Chairman, National Automotive Development Council.
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Aminu Musa Bobi, APC Chairman, Niger State – Board Chairman, National Library of Nigeria.
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Pharm. Abass Olayide, APC Chairman, Oyo State – Board Chairman, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna.
These appointments reflect President Tinubu's strategy to involve party leaders in the governance and administration of key national institutions.