15 Days To Election, Buhari Sacks, Makes New Appointments, Reconstitutes NSITF Board

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Maureen Allagoa as the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).

Naija News reports that Allagoa, the immediate former Executive Director, Administration, replaces the erstwhile Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Mike Akabogu, who was sacked for the certificate of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) forgery and low productivity.

This was made known in a statement on Thursday by the Director Press & Public Relations Department, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun.

Buhari also approved the re-constitution and placement of a new Management Board of the NSITF in line with the provisions of Section 4 and the powers conferred on him by Sections 7 and 8 of the NSITF Act, CAP N88, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004.

Emmanuel Nwosu, an Urban Planning & Management expert who was the past chairman of the Nigeria Insurance Commission (NAICOM), was named as the chairman of the new NSITF board.

Members of the board include: Modu Gana, Executive Director/Member; Dr. Gabriel Okenwa, Executive Director (Admin)/ Member; Adedeji Adegoke, Executive Director (Finance & Investment)/Member and Comrade Marwan Adamu of the Nigeria Labour Congress, as a member.

Other are; Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, NLC; President of the Nigerian Employees’ Consultative Association, Taiwo Adeniyi; Mrs. Celine Oni (Director, Learning & Development/Projects (NECA); Lauretta Nneka Adaogu (Director, Occupational Safety & Health – OSH – Department) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Nominee).

The statement said: “The new Managing Director and Executive Directors assumed their respective positions and duties immediately from February 6, 2023.

“The New full Management Board will be inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Labour & Employment as soon as the security and other clearance processes of its memberships are completed by the Security Agencies and other affected bodies, on a date to be announced soon.”