State House, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, May 8, approved the appointment of Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke as the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer.
The Presidentâs Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Wokeâs appointment in a statement he signed on Thursday.
The statement was shared on X by Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to President on social media.
The statement sighted by TimesNow.com.ng on Thursday night, is titled âPresident Tinubu appoints managing director of Ogun-Osun river basin development authority.â
Woke succeeds Mr. Olufemi Odumosu who former President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed for a second four-year term in January 2021.
The statement reads:
Woke served as Chief of Staff at Government House, Port Harcourt under Nyesom Wike as the governor of Rivers State.
As reported by PM News, Woke also served as the Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers and was commissioner for Special Duties under Wikeâs successor, Siminalayi Fubara.
However, he was among the commissioners who quit Fubaraâs cabinet when the governor fell out with his predecessor.
Wike, the former governor of Rivers state is the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu appointed Wike, a PDP chieftain, into his cabinet after his unwavering support for his emergence as president in the 2023 election.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu appointed Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of state for petroleum resources (gas), as the co-chairman of the governing council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
The new appointment was announced in a statement on Thursday, signed by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity.
Ngelale noted that Ekpoâs appointment is in line with Tinubuâs commitment to establish a more efficient and consistent approval process for unique oil and gas projects in the country.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
