JUST IN: President Tinubu Appoints New Management for River Basin Authorities (Full List)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new management teams for 12 River Basin Development Authorities across Nigeria. The appointments aim to enhance the efficient management of the country’s water resources for national development. Below is the full list of appointees:

Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun) – Abeokuta

– Chairman: Odebunmi Olusegun (Oyo)

– Managing Director: Adedeji Ashiru (Osun)

– Executive Director, Finance: Ayo Oyalowo (Oyo)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Dokunmu Olufemi Oyekunle (Ogun)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Suleiman Oris (Lagos)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Julius Oloro (Lagos)

Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi) – Yola

– Chairman: Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko (Bauchi)

– Managing Director: Samuel Mahmud Mohammed (Taraba)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Usman Babandubu Bakare (Taraba)

– Executive Director, Finance: Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo (Gombe)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Isa Matori (Bauchi)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Hamman Dikko (Adamawa)

Chad Basin Development Authority (Borno, Yobe, Adamawa) – Maiduguri

– Chairman: Abdu Dauda (Borno)

– Managing Director: Tijjani Musa Tumsa (Yobe)

– Executive Director, Finance: Bashir Baale (Yobe)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Iliyasu Muazu (Adamawa)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Mohammed Shetima (Borno)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Vrati Nzonzo (Borno)

Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (Edo, Delta North, Ondo, Ekiti) – Benin City

– Chairman: Mike Ohio Ezomo (Edo)

– Managing Director: Femi Adekanbi (Ondo)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Austin Nonyelim Izagbo (Delta)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Johnson Oghuma (Edo)

– Executive Director, Finance: Adegboyega Bamisile (Ekiti)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Bayode Akinduro (Ondo)

### **Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (Rivers, Bayelsa, parts of Delta) – Port Harcourt

– Chairman:** Ebikemi Boi Bosin (Delta)

– Managing Director: Amgbare Ebitimi (Bayelsa)

– Executive Director, Finance: Mary Alagoa (Rivers)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Austin N. Izagbo (Delta)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Felix Kurogha (Bayelsa)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Nnamdi Akani (Rivers)

Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (Niger, Kaduna, FCT) – Minna

– Chairman: Haruna Y. Usman (Niger)

– Managing Director: Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja (Kaduna)

– Executive Director, Finance: Mohammed Usma (Niger)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Abdullahi A. Kutso (Niger)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Ayuba Waziri Tedde (FCT)

– Executive Director, Engineering: John Hassan (Kaduna)

Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (Kwara, Kogi) – Ilorin

– Chairman: Abdullateef Alakawa (Kwara)

– Managing Director: George Olumoroti (Kogi)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Babajamu Adeniran (Kwara)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Abdullahi Sadiq (Kogi)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Alanamu Ayinla Abolere (Kwara)

– Executive Director, Finance: Abidemi Adeyemi (Kogi)

Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi) – Makurdi

– Chairman: Amos Gizo Yadukso (Plateau)

– Managing Director: Ninga Terese (Benue)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Chris Takar (Benue)

– Executive Director, Finance: Yusuf Omaaki (Nasarawa)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Hassan Omale (Kogi)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Okibe Timothy Ogomola (Benue)

Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority (Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi) – Owerri

– Chairman: Emmanuel Anosike (Anambra)

– Managing Director: Emeka Nduka (Imo)

– Executive Director, Finance: Nwebonyi Priscilla Nkechi (Ebonyi)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Evaristus Asadu (Enugu)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Onukwubiri N. Ojigwe (Abia)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Abigail Igwe (Anambra)

Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi) – Kano

– Chairman: Mamman Da’u Aliyu (Jigawa)

– Managing Director: Rabiu Suleiman Bichi (Kano)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Tijjani Musa Isa (Jigawa)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Zainab Gamawa (Bauchi)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Baffa Dandatti Abdulkadir (Kano)

– Executive Director, Finance: Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso (Kano)

### Cross River Basin Development Authority (Cross River, Akwa Ibom) – Calabar

– Chairman: Wabilly Nyiam (Cross River)

– Managing Director: Glory Ekpo Oho (Akwa Ibom)

– Executive Director, Finance: Effiwatt Otu Eyo (Cross River)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Ebiere Etuk Udoh (Akwa Ibom)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Charles Usua Akpan (Akwa Ibom)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Ndom Abia (Akwa Ibom)

Sokoto Rima Basin Development Authority (Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina) – Sokoto

– Chairman: Bello Yahaya Wurno (Sokoto)

– Managing Director: Abubakar Mallam (Kebbi)

– Executive Director, Planning and Design: Kabiru Ladan Maigoro (Zamfara)

– Executive Director, Finance: Abubakar Ibrahim (Katsina)

– Executive Director, Agric Services: Muttaka Badaru Jikamshi (Katsina)

– Executive Director, Engineering: Mansur Aminu (Zamfara)

President Tinubu has urged the newly appointed officials to leverage their expertise and leadership to revitalize and optimize water resource management, ensuring sustainable development and economic growth for Nigeria.