President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of prominent Kano-born lawyer and politician, Sunusi Musa (SAN), as Chairman of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR). The appointment is part of a broader wave of leadership changes aimed at revitalizing key federal agencies.
This was contained in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Thursday.
Musa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is widely known for his active role in legal advocacy and politics, especially for representing All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidates in Kano and Kaduna States in several high-profile legal battles.
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A graduate of Bayero University, Kano, where he earned his law degree, Musa also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and a Master’s degree in Legislative Drafting from the University of Benin. He rose to national attention in 2018 when he led the Nigeria Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN), the group that raised N50 million to purchase a presidential nomination form for then-President Muhammadu Buhari.
In the same announcement, President Tinubu named Muhammad Babangida as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture; Lydia Kalat Musa as Chairperson of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA); and Jamilu Wada Aliyu (Kano) as Chairman of the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
Also appointed is Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Kano) as Chairman of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
Other key appointments include:
– Prof. Al-Mustapha Alhaji Aliyu (Sokoto) as Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA)
– Sanusi Garba Rikiji (Zamfara) as Director-General of the Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
– Mrs. Tomi Somefun (Oyo) as Managing Director of the National Hydro-Electric Power Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC)
– Dr. Abdulmumini Mohammed Aminu-Zaria (Kaduna) as Executive Director of the Nigerian Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC)
According to the presidency, the appointments reflect President Tinubu’s commitment to merit, regional balance, and institutional efficiency, aimed at repositioning strategic government agencies for improved service delivery.
