President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of top management teams for 12 River Basin Development Authorities, tasking them with the effective development and management of Nigeria’s water resources for national growth.
The newly appointed management teams for each River Basin Development Authority and their respective coverage areas are as follows:
Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Osun)
Chairman: Odebunmi Olusegun (Oyo)
Managing Director: Adedeji Ashiru (Osun)
Executive Directors: Ayo Oyalowo (Finance, Oyo), Dokunmu Olufemi Oyekunle (Planning & Design, Ogun), Suleiman Oris (Agric Services, Lagos), Julius Oloro (Engineering, Lagos)
Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, and Bauchi)
Chairman: Sanusi Mohammed Babantanko (Bauchi)
Managing Director: Samuel Mahmud Mohammed (Taraba)
Executive Directors: Usman Babandubu Bakare (Engineering, Taraba), Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo (Finance, Gombe), Isa Matori (Planning & Design, Bauchi), Hamman Dikko (Agric Services, Adamawa)
Chad Basin Development Authority (Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa)
Chairman: Abdu Dauda (Borno)
Managing Director: Tijjani Musa Tumsa (Yobe)
Executive Directors: Bashir Baale (Finance, Yobe), Iliya Muazu (Agric Services, Adamawa), Mohammed Shetima (Engineering, Borno), Vrati Nzonzo (Planning & Design, Borno)
Benin-Owena Development Authority (Edo, Delta North, Ondo, and Ekiti)
Chairman: Mike Ohio Ezomo (Edo)
Managing Director: Femi Adekanbi (Ondo)
Executive Directors: Austin Nonyelim Izagbo (Planning & Design, Delta), Johnson Oghuma (Agric Services, Edo), Adegboyega Bamisile (Finance, Ekiti), Bayode Akinduro (Engineering, Ondo)
Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (Rivers, Bayelsa, and parts of Delta)
Chairman: Ebikemi Boi Bosin (Delta)
Managing Director: Amgbare Ebitimi (Bayelsa)
Executive Directors: Mary Alagoa (Finance, Rivers), Austin N. Izagbo (Engineering, Delta), Felix Kurogha (Agric Services, Bayelsa), Nnamdi Akani (Planning & Design, Rivers)
Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (Niger, Kaduna, and FCT)
Chairman: Haruna Y. Usman (Niger)
Managing Director: Dangajere Shuaibu Bawa Jaja (Kaduna)
Executive Directors: Mohammed Usma (Finance, Niger), Abdullahi A. Kutso (Planning & Design, Niger), Ayuba Waziri Tedde (Agric Services, FCT), John Hassan (Engineering, Kaduna)
Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (Kwara and Kogi)
Chairman: Abdullateef Alakawa (Kwara)
Managing Director: George Olumoroti (Kogi)
Executive Directors: Babajamu Adeniran (Engineering, Kwara), Abdullahi Sadiq (Agric Services, Kogi), Alanamu Ayinla Abolere (Planning & Design, Kwara), Abidemi Adeyemi (Finance, Kogi)
Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority (Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, and Kogi)
Chairman: Amos Gizo Yadukso (Plateau)
Managing Director: Ninga Terese (Benue)
Executive Directors: Chris Takar (Engineering, Benue), Yusuf Omaaki (Finance, Nasarawa), Hassan Omale (Agric Services, Kogi), Okibe Timothy Ogomola (Planning & Design, Benue)
Anambra–Imo River Basin Development Authority (Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, and Ebonyi)
Chairman: Emmanuel Anosike (Anambra)
Managing Director: Emeka Nduka (Imo)
Executive Directors: Nwebonyi Priscilla Nkechi (Finance, Ebonyi), Evaristus Asadu (Engineering, Enugu), Onukwubiri N. Ojigwe (Agric Services, Abia), Abigail Igwe (Planning & Design, Anambra)
Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (Kano, Jigawa, and Bauchi)
Chairman: Mamman Da’u Aliyu (Jigawa)
Managing Director: Rabiu Suleiman Bichi (Kano)
Executive Directors: Tijjani Musa Isa (Planning & Design, Jigawa), Zainab Gamawa (Agric Services, Bauchi), Baffa Dandatti Abdulkadir (Engineering, Kano), Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso (Finance, Kano)
Cross River Basin Development Authority (Cross River and Akwa Ibom)
Chairman: Wabilly Nyiam (Cross River)
Managing Director: Glory Ekpo Oho (Akwa Ibom)
Executive Directors: Effiwatt Otu Eyo (Finance, Cross River), Ebiere Etuk Udoh (Agric Services, Akwa Ibom), Charles Usua Akpan (Engineering, Akwa Ibom), Ndom Abia (Planning & Design, Akwa Ibom)
Sokoto Rima Basin Development Authority (Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, and Katsina)
Chairman: Bello Yahaya Wurno (Sokoto)
Managing Director: Abubakar Mallam (Kebbi)
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Executive Directors: Kabiru Ladan Maigoro (Planning & Design, Zamfara), Abubakar Ibrahim (Finance, Katsina), Muttaka Badaru Jikamshi (Agric Services, Katsina), Mansur Aminu (Engineering, Zamfara)
Tinubu further tasked the newly appointed officials with revitalizing their respective agencies by leveraging their expertise to enhance Nigeria’s water resource management for sustainable national development.
