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Tinubu appoints Woke, Wike’s ex-CoS, as MD of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority

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 President Bola Tinubu has appointed Chukwuemeka Woke as the
managing director (MD) of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.

 

In a statement on Thursday, Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential
spokesperson, said Tinubu urged Woke to discharge his duties with integrity and
in conformity with the highest standards of transparency.

 

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“Engr. Woke is a seasoned engineer and politician. He had
served as Chairman of Emohua local government area of Rivers State and was
Chief of Staff, at Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years,” the
statement reads.

 

The president further charged Woke to work to harness and
develop the water resource potential of the area.

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He added that the new MD should ensure that the authority is
a channel for holistic and integrated industrial, agricultural, and community
development.

 

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Woke served as the chief of staff to Nyesome Wike, minister
of the federal capital territory (FCT), when he was the governor of Rivers
state.

 

He was among the commissioners who resigned from the cabinet
of Siminalayi Fubara, the incumbent governor of Rivers on  December 15, 2023.

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