RismadarVoice Reporters, June 27, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas as the Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA).
The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Namdas succeeds Dr Dakorinama Alabo George, who resigned from the position to contest for an elective office in his home state.
A former member of the House of Representatives who represented Ganye/Jada/Mayo Belwa/Toungo Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, Namdas also served as spokesperson of the 8th House of Representatives and was formerly Chief Press Secretary to ex-Adamawa State Governor Boni Haruna.
The President also appointed former lawmaker Patrick Obahiagbon as Executive Director, Strategy and Commercial, of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).
Obahiagbon replaces Engineer Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who resigned from the position to pursue his political ambition.
In addition, President Tinubu reappointed Chukwuma Umeoji as Executive Director, Corporate Services, of the NDPHC after his earlier resignation to seek elective office in Anambra State.
Umeoji is a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Aguata Federal Constituency in the 9th National Assembly.
According to the Presidency, all the appointments take immediate effect.
