Tinubu Sacks Buhari’s Appointee, Names New DG of Nigeria’s Museum Commission

• On Thursday, March 21, President Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Olugbile Holloway as the new head of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments
• The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the appointment on Thursday, via a statement
• Holloway succeeds Prof. Abba Tijani who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on August 26, 2020

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr. Olugbile Holloway as the director-general of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media & publicity, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement on Thursday, March 21.

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As reported by The Punch, Holloway succeeds Professor Abba Tijani who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on August 26, 2020.

He becomes the 8th Indigenous Substantive DG/CEO of the Commission.

The statement shared by Dada Olusegun, the special assistant to President Tinubu, on social media on his X account on Wednesday confirmed that "Mr. Holloway is the Managing Director of Evoke Communications Limited, a creative brand/consultancy agency."

According to the statement, Mr. Holloway holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations and a Master's degree in Business Administration.

"The President expects that the new Director-General will bring life into this important agency and ensure the preservation, promotion, and development of Nigeria's diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage," Ngelale noted.

Tinubu appoints first female NACA director general

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported earlier that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, March 14, appointed Dr Temitope Ilori as the new Director General of the National Agency For The Control of AIDS (NACA).

Dr. Ilori, who replaced Dr Gambo Aliyu is the first female to be appointed director general of the agency.

The Head of Public Relations and Protocol of NACA, Toyin Aderibigbe disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 14, The Punch reported.

Before her appointment as NACA DG, she was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine, University of Ibadan, and a Consultant Family Physician in the Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Source: Legit.ng