President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engr Chukwuemeka Woke as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).

Tinubu also appointed Dr Adedeji Ashiru as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA).

The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Ngelale noted that the president expects the new Chief Executive Officers to deploy their competencies to these critical agencies for sustainable gains and turnaround while maintaining utmost transparency in their operations.

Woke, a former Chief of Staff to former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, was on May 9 appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of OORBDA.

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His appointment was greeted with condemnations as people and groups said Woke is not from the South-West region of the country.

Woke, besides being an engineer, is an environmental specialist and politician.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering and has served under the Environmental, Safety, and Operations Departments of the then Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The new NOSDRA boss was the Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Dr Ashiru, on the other hand, holds a Doctorate Degree in Engineering from the Common Wealth University, United Kingdom, and has led a consortium of blue-chip companies, in addition to earning many stripes in his professional endeavour.

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