JUST IN: Tinubu Makes 12 New Appointments

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Dr Saviour Enyiekere‘s appointment as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for a five-year renewable term.

Until his appointment, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy chief of staff to the Senate President, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement said President Tinubu also approved the appointment of two commission members from each of the six geopolitical zones.
One of those appointed as is Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu, brother of a former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu.

The 12 members are: North West: (a) Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (b) Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf Tabuka; North East: (c) Aminu Ibrahim Malle, (d) Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud; North Central: (e) Mark Hanmation Tersoo, (f) Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun; South West: (g) Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga, (h) Hon. Afeez Ipeza-Balogun; South East: (i) Hon. Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu; (g) Festus Ifesinachi Odii; South South: (k) Patrick A. Giwa, (l) Mrs. Mary Ekpenyong.

“Like the chairperson, members of the Commission shall hold office for a renewable term of five years,” Onanuga said.