The appointment of media personality Mr. Obi Asika and ten other individuals as Chief Executive Officers of agencies within the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy has been authorised by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Among those appointed are:
(1) The National Theatre’s director general is Tola Akerele.
(2) Dr. Shaibu Husseini — Director-General, National Films and Censors Board.
(3) Mr. Obi Asika — Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture.
(4) The director general of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture is Aisha Adamu Augie.
(5) Ekpolador-Ebi Koinyan – Chief Conservator, National War Museum.
(6) Ahmed Sodangi – Director-General, National Gallery of Art.
(7) Chaliya Shagaya — Director-General, National Institute of Archaeology and Museums Studies.
(8) Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana — Artistic Director, National Troupe of Nigeria.
(9) Otunba Biodun Ajiboye — Director-General, National Institute for Cultural Orientation.
(10) Ali Nuhu, Nigerian Film Corporation’s managing director
(11) Ramatu Abonbo Mohammed – Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
In a statement released on Friday evening, January 12, 2024, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Media Advisor, stated that the President had instructed the appointees to carry out their responsibilities with the utmost professionalism, diligence, and patriotism in order to increase the vitality and vigour of the country’s creative sector.
