President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy and approved the appointment of eleven (11) new ones.
Their sack was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, January 12, 2024.
The new chief executives are:
(1) Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre
(2) Shaibu Husseini — Director-General, National Films and Censors Board
(3) Obi Asika — Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture
(4) Aisha Adamu Augie — Director-General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture
(5) Ekpolador-Ebi Koinyan — Chief Conservator, National War Museum
(6) Ahmed Sodangi — Director-General, National Gallery of Art
(7) Chaliya Shagaya — Director-General, National Institute of Archeology and Museums Studies
(8) Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana — Artistic Director, National Troupe of Nigeria
(9) Biodun Ajiboye — Director-General, National Institute for Cultural Orientation
(10) Ali Nuhu — Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation
(11) Ramatu Abonbo Mohammed — Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments
The president mandates the appointees to discharge their duties in accordance with the highest standards of professionalism, diligence, and patriotism with a view to making the creative sector more vibrant and robust.
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