Tinubu appoints Babangida’s son as chairman of BoA

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), as the Chairman of the restructured Bank of Agriculture (BoA).

The announcement was made on Friday through a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Alongside Babangida, seven other Nigerians were appointed to key roles in the newly reconstituted board of the BoA.

According to the presidency, the appointments are part of ongoing efforts to reposition the Bank of Agriculture for greater efficiency and to align it with the Tinubu administration’s broader agenda for agricultural transformation and food security.

At 53, Muhammad Babangida brings to the role a rich academic and professional background. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Montreux, Switzerland. In 2002, he completed the Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School.

Others appointed by Tinubu are : Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and  Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) as chairman of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

The statement listed others as: ” Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) is the Chairman of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR).

“Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) is the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
“Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) is the Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).

“Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) is the Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).

“Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) has been appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC).”