Four years after Buhari dismissed Peter Obi as chairman, FG inaugurates SEC Board

The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC.

The board which has Mr. Olufemi Lijadu as Chairman was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, in Abuja.

The constitution of the Board is coming four years after President Muhammadu Buhari dismissed Mr. Peter Obi as Chairman of the Commission after his appointment by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Part-time members of the Board are: Mr. Olufemi Dominic Lijadu (Chairman), Mr. Okokon Ekanem Udo (Representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance), Mrs. Angela Adewumi Sere-Ejembi (Representative of the Central Bank of Nigeria), Mrs. Faruk Ladi Rekiya (part time Commissioner), Mr. Lamido Abubakar Yuguda (part time Commissioner).

Full-time members are: Ms. Mary Joseph Uduk – Acting Director-General, Mr Isyaku Bala Tilde – Ag. Executive Commissioner (Operations), Mr. Reginald Karawusa – Ag. Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement), Mr. Henry Adekunle Rowlands – Ag. Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services).

Lijadu, who hails from Ogun state, and a leading commercial lawyer with over thirty years’ experience, was also Executive Director of one of Nigeria’s top four banking institution, United Bank of Africa Plc.

Babatunde Alao …

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