FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTS GOVERNING BOARDS FOR PARASTATALS AND AGENCIES

The President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the constitution of the Governing Boards of Agencies and Parastatals, under some Ministries, as well as the appointment of eminently qualified Nigerians to fill the Board positions, numbering 209 Chairmen and 1258 members.

2. Mr. President considered the approval for the constitution of the Boards as well as
the appointments, very necessary, so as to provide a proper Governance and oversight
structure for Government Agencies and Parastatals. The constitution of the boards with the appointments, is a demonstration of this Government’s efforts aimed at building
strong institutions of Governance, and by extension, improving the quality of Policy
formulation and supervision.

3. While these appointments represent a substantial number of hitherto pending board
appointments, some more appointments are still being processed and will be released
in due course.

4. The appointments take immediate effect and Honourable Ministers are advised to
inaugurate the boards after letters of appointment have been issued.

Signed

Boss Mustapha
Secretary to the Government of the Federation
29th December, 2017.