Jubilation as President Tinubu Makes 2 Fresh Appointments

Jubilation as President Tinubu Makes 2 Fresh Appointments

  • President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the MD and CEO of NELMCO for four years
  • The president also appointed Dimla Joel Nchinney as the new substantive executive director of liability management in NELMCO, a position Dekalu-Thomas was promoted from
  • President Tinubu's new appointment came barely a week after he inaugurated 45 ministers into his cabinet after they had been screened and confirmed by the Senate

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Aso Rock, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) for four years.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the president's spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, and tweeted by the presidency on Friday evening, August 25.

President Bola Tinubu/Presidency/Dekalu-Thomas/Aso Rock
President Tinubu appoint Dekalu-Thomas, 1 other to take over NELMCO Photo Credit: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Twitter

2 Appointments President Tinubu made in NELMCO with immediate effect

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Earlier, Dekalu-Thomas served as the acting MD/CEO of NELMCO. Following the expiration of the tenure of the pioneer MD/CEO of NELMCO Adebayo Fagbemi, which ended on May 8, 2023.

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This simply means that the interim role she previously held and the new substantive position has created a new vacancy in the previous office of the executive director of Liability Management.

Therefore, President Tinubu subsequently appointed Dimla Joel Nchinney as the new substantive executive director of liability management in NELMCO.

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Ngelale further added that the President directed that their appointments take immediate effect.

The appointment will be the second of its kind that President Tinubu will make within a week.

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On Thursday, President Tinubu appointed Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the Acting Director-General/CEO of NIMC, and Yusuf Buba Yakub as the Director/CEO of DTAC.

The appointment came three days after he constituted his cabinet with 45 ministers, who were earlier screened and confirmed by the Senate.

See the tweet here:

"Publish where Chicago denies Tinubu's record": Omokri challenges AriseTV, Oseni

Legit.ng earlier reported that PDP Chieftain Reno Omokri has challenged AriseTV and Rufai Oseni to publish the subpoena where Chicago State University denied President Bola Tinubu's academic record.

The PDP chieftain said the broadcast station and its presenter made the claim when he was featured on their medium in November 2022.

Omokri's comment came on the latest official document released by the Chicago State University to confirm before the US court that Tinubu has a record in the institution.

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