Jonathan appoints new heads of NTA, FRCN, others

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr
Ima Niboro as the Managing Director of the New Agency of Nigeria
(NAN).

This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, in Abuja.

Abati said the President also approved the appointment of Mr. Sola
Omole as the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, as
well as those of five others.

"The President further approved the appointment of Alhaji Ladan Salihu
as Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.

"He also approved the appointments of retired Gen. Martin Luther-Agwai
as Chairman of SURE-P and Mrs. Tanwa Olusi as the Deputy Chairman,''
he said.

The President's spokesman also said Jonathan equally approved the
appointments of Mrs. Fidelia Njeze as Special Adviser, NEPAD and Sen.
Suleiman Ajadi as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters.

He said the President directed that all the appointments were with
immediate effect.

Abati said further that the appointments were made in furtherance of
efforts to continually strengthen Jonathan's administration on all
fronts.

NAN reports that Niboro is the immediate-past Special Adviser to
President Jonathan on Media and Publicity.
Luther-Agwai, until now, was the Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman
of SURE-P, while Njeze is the current Nigerian Ambassador to
Switzerland.