Tinubu Appoints New Board for Securities and Exchange Commission

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of a new board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a pivotal move aimed at fortifying Nigeria’s capital market.

The appointments include prominent figures in the Nigerian professional sphere:

1. Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka as Chairman,
2. Mr. Emomotimi Agama as Director-General,
3. Frana Chukwuogor as Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement),
4. Mr. Bola Ajomale as Executive Commissioner (Operations),
5. Mrs. Samiya Hassan Usman as Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services),
6. Mr. Lekan Belo as Non-Executive Commissioner, and
7. Mr. Kasimu Garba Kurfi as Non-Executive Commissioner.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, in a press statement emphasized the President’s confidence in the appointed professionals, anticipating their collective expertise to steer the SEC towards fulfilling its mandate.

He stressed the importance of a robust capital market, underlining the necessity for dynamism, fairness, transparency, and efficiency to bolster investor confidence and stimulate economic growth.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE 

PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerian professionals to the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):

(1) Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka — Chairman 

(2) Mr. Emomotimi Agama — Director-General 

(3) Frana Chukwuogor — Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement)

(4) Mr. Bola Ajomale — Executive Commissioner (Operations)

(5) Mrs. Samiya Hassan Usman — Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services)

(6) Mr. Lekan Belo — Non-Executive Commissioner 

(7) Mr. Kasimu Garba Kurfi — Non-Executive Commissioner 

The President anticipates that all members of the Board of this critical commission will bring to bear their wealth of experience and competence in advancing the commission’s core mandate of developing and regulating a capital market that is dynamic, fair, transparent, and efficient, to bolster investor confidence and contribute immeasurably to the nation’s economic development.

Chief Ajuri Ngelale 

Special Adviser to the President