Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce |
Board members of nine government
agencies were named yesterday [Dec. 31] by the Federal Government.
Former Director-General of the
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Mr.
Ben Murray-Bruce tops the list with his appointment as chair of the board
of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
Murray-Bruce is also
the chairman of Silverbird group – a privately-owned media outfit which
controls radio and television stations.
Apart from the FRCN, boards of the
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA),
National Examinations Council (NECO), the National Export Promotion Council
(NEPC), the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone, Port Harcourt, Standards Organisation
of Nigeria (SON), Voice of Nigeria (VON) and Agricultural Research Development
Council of Nigeria, were also constituted.
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim
said the boards would be inaugurated at a later date.
Notable names include the National
Organising Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha; National Auditor of PDP, Chief Olabode Mustapha; Editor of SUNDAY SUN Mrs. Funke Egbemode and Col. Edward Mark, younger brother of
Senate President David Mark.
Federal
Mortgage Bank of Nigeria: Chief Bisi Ogunjobi (chair). The board
members are: Dr. Godwin Duru, Representative of the Federal Ministry of Works,
Two Representatives of the Central Bank of Nigeria, The Managing Director of
the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and three executive Directors of the
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.
Federal
Capital Development Authority: Senator Bala Mohammed (chair), Former Ogun
State Deputy Governor, Alhaja Salimot Badru, Ayekeme Whisky Kashim Bukar
Shettima, Col. Edward Mark, Aliyu Musa Dagoggo, Dr. Uche Uzochukwu and Mrs.
Mather Onwuzurumba are memebrs.
Federal
Radio Corporation of Nigeria: Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce (chair). Mrs. Bola
Doherty, Farouk Dalhatu, Mrs. J. N. Chinedu, Hajia Hauwa Kida, Chief Elvis
Agukwe, Abubakar Sarkin Fawa Damboh, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, Representative of the
Federal Ministry of Information, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the Director General of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
(members).
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