{"id":973,"date":"2025-09-05T08:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=973"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:34:29","slug":"tinubu-makes-u-turn-reverses-new-nta-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=973","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu makes U-turn, reverses new NTA appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has withdrawn the recently announced management changes at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), recalling the Director-General, Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, and the Executive Director of News, Ayo Adewuyi, to complete their tenures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tribune Online&nbsp;recently reports&nbsp;that Tinubu recently overhauled the NTA leadership, appointing veteran media executive, Rotimi Richard Pedro, as the new Director-General of the state broadcaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other key appointments include Katsina State\u2019s Karimah Bello as Executive Director of Marketing, Stella Din from Plateau State as Executive Director of News, and Sophia Issa Mohammed from Adamawa State as Managing Director of NTA Enterprises Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in a surprise U-turn, Tinubu in a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced the reversal of the fresh appointments while recalling the previous leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dembos, who was appointed in October 2023, is to continue in office until the end of his three-year term, while Adewuyi, appointed in 2024, is to remain in his role until 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new directive sets aside earlier appointments made to fill the positions of director-general, executive director of news, executive director of marketing, and managing director of NTA Enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement reads partly, \u201cDembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023. He will now return to complete his three-year tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe President similarly directed the recall of Mr Ayo Adewuyi, the Executive Director of News, to complete his three-year tenure, which ends in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdewuyi was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new directive effectively reversed the previously announced appointments of a director-general, executive director of news, executive director of marketing, and managing director of NTA Enterprises.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/tribuneonlineng.com\/just-in-tinubu-makes-u-turn-reverses-new-nta-appointments\/\">(Tribune)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has withdrawn the recently announced management changes at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), recalling the Director-General, Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, and the Executive Director of News, Ayo Adewuyi, to complete their tenures. 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