Tinubu appoints new CEOs in Arts, Culture, and Creative sectors

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eleven new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for agencies under the Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy.

This was made known in a statement made available to newsmen by Ajuri Ngelale, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President.

The new appointees are:

(1) Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre

(2) Dr 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 Museum Studies

(8) Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana — Artistic Director, National Troupe of Nigeria

(9) Otunba 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.

According to the statement, the President charged the appointees to discharge their duties following the highest standards of professionalism, diligence, and patriotism to make the creative sector more vibrant and robust.