The 72 appointees of the Executive Management of 12 River Basin Development Authorities are demanding their letters of appointment from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,  George Akume.

They say that the appointment letters have not been issued to them in line with the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“It’s sad that three months after the President pronounced our appointments, we have been left in the cold.

There is no explanation from the SGF who is supposed to issue our letters of appointment. We can’t access the SGF as we speak.

There are no words from him,” One of the appointees who pleaded anonymity told the Guardian.

He continued:” The entire thing is confusing. We have a mandate to contribute to the actualisation of the renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President in the agricultural sector. But here we are waiting endlessly to hit the ground running.”

According to him, no explanation has been offered by the SGF over the delay in issuing the appointment letters since December 18, last year. Recall President Tinubu had charged the appointees to use their wealth of experience to bolster the efficiency of the organisations, in line with the administration’s commitment to bettering the lives of citizens.

The River Basins Development Authorities and their appointees spread across the country comprise: HADEJIA JAMAERE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KANO

(Kano, Jigawa and Bauchi) 1 . Mamman Aliyu – Chairman (Jigawa) 2. Rabiu Bichi – Managing Director Director (Kano) 3. Tijjani Isa – Executive Director, Planning and Design (Jigawa) 4. Zainab Gamawa – Executive Director Agric Services (Bauchi) 5. Baffa Abdulkadir – Executive Director, Engineering (Kano) 6. Musa Kwankwaso – Executive Director Finance (Kano)

OGUN-OSUN RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ABEOKUTA (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun and Osun) 1. Odebunmi Olusegun – Chairman (Oyo) 2. Dr. Adedeji Ashiru – Managing Director (Osun) 3. Ayo Oyalowo – Executive Director, Finance (Oyo) 4. Dokunmu Oyekunle – Executive Director, Planning and Design (Ogun) 5. Suleiman Oris – Executive Director, Agric Services (Lagos) 6 . Julius Oloro – Executive Director, Engineering (Lagos)

UPPER BENUE RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, YOLA. Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe and Bauchi) 1. Sanusi Babantanko – Chairman (Bauchi) 2. Samuel Mahmud Mohammed – Managing Director (Taraba) 3. Usman Bakare – Executive Director, Engineering (Taraba) 4. Ibrahim Jalo – Executive Director Finance (Gombe) 5. Isa Matori – Executive Director, Planning and Design Part of Bauchi 6. Hamman Dikko – Executive Director, Agric Services (Adamawa)

CHAD BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MAIDUGURI (Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa) 1. Prof. Abdu Dauda – Chairman (Borno) 2. Tijjani Tumsa – Managing Director (Yobe) 3. Bashir Baale – Executive Director, Finance (Yobe) 4. lliyasu Muazu – Executive Director, Agric Services (Adamawa) 5. Mohammed Shetima – Executive Director, Engineering (Borno) 6. Vrati Nzonzo – Executive Director, Planning and Design (Borno)

BENIN-OWENA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Edo, Delta North, Ondo and Ekiti) 1. Mike Ezomo – Chairman (Edo) 2. Femi Adekanbi – Managing Director (Ondo) 3. Dr. Austin Izagbo – Executive Director Planning and Design (Delta) 4. Johnson Oghuma – Executive Director, Agric Services (Edo) 5. Adegboyega Bamisile – Executive Director Finance (Ekiti) 6. Bayode Akinduro – Executive Director Engineering (Ondo)

NIGER DELTA BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Rivers, Bayelsa and parts of Delta) 1. Ebikemi Bosin – Chairman (Delta) 2. Amgbare Ebitimi – Managing Director (Bayelsa) 3. Mary Alagoa – Executive Director Finance (Rivers) 4. Dr. Austin Izagbo – Executive Director, Engineering (Delta) 5. Felix Kurogha – Executive Director Agric Services (Bayelsa) 6. Dr. Nnamdi Akani – Executive Director, Planning and Design (Rivers) , etc.