BCDA: Tinubu replaces Wike’s loyalist, makes other appointments

President Bola Ahmed has replaced Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike-backed Dakorinama Alabo George with former House of Representatives member Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as the director general of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

George’s replacement comes after he resigned his position to vie for the Rivers State governorship election in 2027. He, however, lost the gubernatorial ticket in the All Progressives Congress to Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, former minority leader at the 10th National Assembly.

DAILY POST recalls that Namdas, a member of the 9th House of Representatives lawmaker, stepped down from his speakership ambition then for Femi Gbajabiamila, Tinubu’s current chief of staff.

As part of the latest appointments, Patrick Obahiagbon, a former lawmaker from Edo State, popular for his high-profile vocabulary, was appointed as executive director, strategy & commercial, of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), replacing Ogbeide-Ihama.

Onanuga also said President Tinubu reappointed Mr. Chukwuma Umeoji as Executive Director, Corporate Services of the NDPHC.

BCDA: Tinubu replaces Wike’s loyalist, makes other appointments