BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Wike’s Ally MD of Top Government Agency, Details Emerge

Fox Nigeria journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

State House, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, May 8, approved the appointment of Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.

Engr. Woke is a seasoned engineer and politician. He had served as Chairman of Emohua local government area of Rivers State and was Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years.

The President expects the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority to discharge his duties with integrity and in conformity with the highest standards of transparency, while working at harnessing and developing the water resource potential of the area, as well as ensuring that the Authority is a channel for holistic and integrated industrial, agricultural, and community development.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, May 9, 2024

Source: Fox Nigeria

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