President Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointments

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO).

The appointment is for a term of four years, Naija News reports.

Mrs. Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas has served as the Acting MD/CEO of NELMCO since the tenure of pioneer NELMCO MD/CEO, Mr. Adebayo Fagbemi, ended on May 8th, 2023.

Based on her fresh appointment by the President, there is a need to fill the vacancy in her previous position: Executive Director, Liability Management.

Accordingly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Dimla Joel Nchinney to serve in NELMCO as the substantive Executive Director, Liability Management.

These appointments take immediate effect according to the directive of the President which was contained in a statement on Friday by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.

President Tinubu’s Minister, Musawa Is Still A Corp Member – NYSC

In other news, the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, is still undertaking the one-year mandatory youth service scheme.

NYSC stated this in reaction to a claim by a civil society organization, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), that Musawa is a serving corp member and also a minister.

HURIWA also claimed that the culture minister’s place of primary assignment is a law firm in Abuja and has failed to show up for duty for a while.

In a chat with TheCable on Thursday, the NYSC Spokesman, Eddy Megwa, confirmed that the minister is a serving corps member.

“Yes she is a serving corp member,” Megwa said in a message.