Tinubu names Benue APC Chairmen Agada, Omale as heads of key federal agencies

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Austian Agada, the Benue State APC Chairman, as the Board Chairman of the National Agricultural Seed Council, further solidifying the party’s influence in key federal institutions.

Similarly, Benjamin Omale, another APC leader from Benue, has been named the Board Chairman of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu.

These appointments come as part of a broader strategy that saw several APC state chairmen and top party officials assigned leadership roles in federal agencies across various sectors, including agriculture, health, and education.

Among the notable appointees, Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary, has been appointed Board Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), while Hon. Fatuhu Mohammed Buhari from Katsina State will serve as the Director-General of the National Agricultural Seed Council.

Other APC leaders who secured federal board positions include:

Mallam Muhammad Massan (Bauchi APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ilorin.

Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas (Kano APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service.

Hon. Macdonald Ebere (Imo APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos.

Ubong Stephen Ntukekpo (Akwa Ibom APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, National Institute for Freshwater Fish, New Bussa.

Chief Emma Eneukwu (APC Deputy Chairman, South) – Board Chairman, National Automotive Development Council.

Aminu Musa Bobi (Niger APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, National Library of Nigeria.

Pharm. Abass Olayide (Oyo APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna.

Alhaji Mohammed Gadaka (Yobe APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre.

Rufus Bature (Plateau APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Nigerian Coal Corporation.

Alhaji Abubakar Muhammed Kana (Kebbi APC Chairman) – Board Chairman, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies.

Hon. Donatus Nwankpa (APC NWC Member, Abia) – Board Chairman, Project Development Institute (PRODA).

These appointments further strengthen the APC’s presence in federal institutions, raising discussions about the party’s consolidation of influence in strategic sectors under President Tinubu’s administration.