President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed the immediate past
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, as
Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.
Mr. Tukur
last week resigned his position as National Chairman of the PDP. He has since
been replaced with ex- Bauchi governor, Adamu Muazu.
Mr. Tukur’s
appointment as Railway Corporation, NRC, chairman was announced in a statement
by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Sam Nwaobasi.
The
position of NRC chairman was formerly held by Kawu Baraje, the former factional
chairman of the PDP who has since led his faction to fuse into the All
Progressives Congress. Mr. Baraje resigned in the height of the PDP crisis in
late 2013.
Mr.
Jonathan, according to the statement, has also approved the appointment of
Ghaji Ismaila Bello as Director-General of the National Population Commission
with effect from January 8, 2014.
According
to its enabling law, the Nigeria Railway Corporation is charged with
facilitating effective “carriage of passengers and goods in a manner that will
offer full value for money; meet cost of operation; improve market share and
quality of services; ensure safety of operations and maximum efficiency; meet
social responsibility in a manner that will meet the requirements of rail
users, trade, commerce, industry and general public”.
President
Jonathan had after announcing Mr. Tukur’s resignation as PDP chairman at the
National Executive Committee meeting of the party, on January 16, hinted that
he would reward the former party chief with another appointment.
“He (Mr.
Tukur) is not guilty of any offence and I am going to give him an assignment
that is tougher than PDP chairman,” the president said at that event.
President
Jonathan is currently away in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.
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