Mr. Tunde Lemo, a former deputy governor of the central bank of Nigeria was on Friday appointed the chairman of the board of federal road maintaining agency (FERMA) bu President Mohammadu Buhari.
Lemo’s appointment was announced in a statement by Mohammed Nakorji, the assistant director(Press) in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation.
The statement said the president has also appointed new members of the board.
They are Nurudeen Abdurrahaman Rafindadi, Buba Silas Abdullahi, Babagana Mohammad Aji, Shehu Udman Abdullahi and Loretta Ngozichukwu Aniagolu.
Others are Mujaidu Stanley Dako, Vincent Oladapo Kolawole, Chukwunwike O. Uzo, Olubunmi Siyanbola, Abdulrazak Ma’aji, Saidu Abdulkadir and Peter Osawe.
Established by an act of the national assembly in 2002, FERMA commenced operations in 2003. It has two operational departments (east and west). Each of them is headed by an executive director.
The operations department is charged with the responsibility of road maintenance across the country.
The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.