Abdulrazak Sa'ad Namdas has been appointed Director General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), replacing Dr Dakorinama Alabo George, who stepped down to contest an elective position in his state. The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued Friday night by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Namdas, a former member of the House of Representatives for Ganye/Jada/Mayo Belwa/Toungo federal constituency in Adamawa State, previously served as spokesperson of the 8th House of Representatives and was a candidate in the recent Adamawa governorship primary election. He also worked as Chief Press Secretary to former Adamawa State Governor Boni Haruna and has a background in journalism and public relations.
President Tinubu has also named Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon as Executive Director, Strategy & Commercial, at the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), filling the vacancy left by Engineer Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who resigned to pursue political office in his home state. Obahiagbon served in the Edo State House of Assembly and later in the National Assembly. Separately, Mr Chukwuma Umeoji has been reappointed as Executive Director, Corporate Services at NDPHC. Umeoji, who represented Aguata Federal Constituency in Anambra State in the 9th National Assembly, had previously resigned from the role to run for political office. All appointments take effect immediately.
Namdas replaces a DG who left to run for office, yet Namdas himself was an aspirant in Adamawa's governorship race, raising questions about the precedent of appointing politicians who recently sought elective roles. Obahiagbon and Umeoji were also political aspirants before their appointments, suggesting a pattern of recycling defeated candidates into sensitive agency roles. These appointments may blur the line between public service and political consolation. The reappointment of Umeoji immediately after his resignation for political ambition signals that stepping away for politics no longer ends a federal appointment.
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