Contrary to the impression created by a letter which was “concoted” to claim that Muhammad Babangida had rejected his appointment as Bank of Agriculture, BOA, Chairman, Newsdiaryonline has been reliably told that no such “rejection” occurred.
A member of the IBB media team pointedly told Newsdiaryonline the letter of rejection of appointment which went viral Monday was fake.
“Kindly ignore, the letter is fake news, concocted for mischievous purpose.
“Muhammad has not rejected President Tinubu’s appointment.”
The media team member said the son of former President has in fact accepted the appointment offered by President Tinubu.
Newsdiaryonline reports that on July 18, 2025, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture.
President Tinubu approved the appointment same day , along with seven others. Some of them will serve as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies.
Muhammad Babangida, 53, is an alumnus of the European University in Montreux, Switzerland, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public Relations and Business Communication. He later attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Program on Corporate Governance in 2002.
Others appointed by the President are:
Lydia Kalat Musa (Kaduna State) Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA).
Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano State) Chairman, National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
The Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano State) is the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) chairman.
Sanusi Musa (SAN, Kano State) is the Chairman of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution(IPCR).
Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto State) is the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA).
Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara State) is the Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN).
Mrs Tomi Somefun (Oyo State) is the Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC).
Dr Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna State) has been appointed Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), the statement said.