By Olamilekan Okeowo
In a case of round pegs in round holes, President Bola Tinubu on Friday, January 12, 2024 appointed 11 new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy.
This development was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The appointed CEOs are Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Director-General, National Films and Censors Board; Obi Asika, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture; Aisha Adamu Augie, Director-General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture; Tony Akerele, appointed as the Director-General, National Theatre and Ekpolador-Ebi Koinyan, Chief Conservator, National War Museum.
Others are Ahmed Sodangi, Director-General, National Gallery of Art; Chaliya Shagaya, Director-General, National Institute of Archaeology and Museums Studies; Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana, Artistic Director, National Troupe of Nigeria; Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, Director-General, National Institute for Cultural Orientation; Ali Nuhu, Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation; and Ramatu Abonbo Mohammed, Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments
According to the statement, Tinubu charged 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.
