Tinubu Reassigns Woke As NOSDRA CEO, Appoints Ashiru As Ogun-Osun River Basin MD

A few weeks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu named Chukwuemeka Woke as the managing director of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA), the President has reassigned him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).

In his place, the president appointed Dr. Adedeji Ashiru, to replace Woke as head of the river basin boss.

These developments were contained in a statement shared by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser, information and strategy to the president on Wednesday.

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“Engr. Woke, besides being an engineer, is an environmental specialist and politician. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering and has served under the Environmental, Safety, and Operations Departments of the then Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),” the presidency said.

“He was chairman of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State and Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, for many years.

“Dr. Ashiru holds a Doctorate degree in Engineering from the Common Wealth University, UK, and has led a consortium of blue-chip companies, in addition to earning many stripes in his professional endeavour.”

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Tinubu said he expects the new CEOs to deploy their competencies to these critical agencies for sustainable gains and turnaround, while maintaining utmost transparency in their operations.