PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has named Chukwuemeka Woke the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced Woke’s appointment in a statement issued today.
Woke, a seasoned engineer and politician, served as Chief of Staff in Government House in Port Harcourt for several years. He was also the Chairman of the Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers State.
“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,” the statement read in part.
Tinubu also approved the nomination of Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), as Co-Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board.
Ngelale stated that Ekpo’s appointment to the NCDMB Governing Council is consistent with President Tinubu’s stated commitment to establishing a more efficient, targeted, and consistent approval process for unique oil and gas projects in the country, as well as ensuring effective oversight of the nation’s gas assets.