President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as the new Director General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).

Namdas replaces who resigned to contest for an elective post in his home state.

Namdas, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Ganye/Jada/Mayo Belwa/Toungo federal constituency of Adamawa State, also served as  the spokesperson of the 8th House of Representatives, and an aspirant in the just-concluded governorship primary election in Adamawa State.

As a seasoned journalist and public relations practitioner, he also served as Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Boni Haruna of Adamawa State.

Before resigning to contest the Adamawa gubernatorial election, he had also served as a member of the Niger Delta Development Commission’s board

Bayo Onanuga , Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said President Tinubu also  appointed another former lawmakers,  Patrick Obahiagbon, as the Executive Director, Strategy & Commercial, of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).

President Tinubu also reappointed  Chukwuma Umeoji as Executive Director, Corporate Services of the NDPHC.

Obahiagbon replaces Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who resigned from his position as Executive Director, Strategy & Commercial, to pursue his political aspiration in his home state.

Obahiagbon had earlier served in both the Edo State House of Assembly and the National Assembly.

Umeoji, a former member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra State, in the 9th National Assembly, was reappointed as Executive Director, Corporate Services, after resigning to pursue his political ambition in his home state.

The statement said all the appointments take immediate effect

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