TINUBU RENEWS TENURE OF NTA, NAN DIRECTORS-GENERAL FOR THREE YEARS

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By: Muftau Fatimo

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renewal of the tenure of the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Mohammed Ali, for another three years.

The development was announced on Sunday in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled, “President Tinubu Renews the Tenure of DG NTA, MD NAN.”

According to Onanuga, Tinubu initially appointed Dembos and Ali to their respective positions on October 20, 2023, with their renewed three-year tenure set to commence on October 20, 2026.

Dembos, who hails from Yola, Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union.

He also previously served as the Executive Director of Marketing at the NTA before retiring from the organisation in 2017.

According to the statement, Dembos joined the NTA as an announcer at its Kaduna station after his National Youth Service in 1989.

He subsequently rose through the ranks, serving at various times as General Manager of NTA Lokoja and NTA Kano before retiring as Acting Zonal Director of the NTA Kaduna Network Centre in 2017.

The Presidency said, “Salihu Dembos, from Yola, Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union. He previously served as the executive director of marketing at the NTA after his retirement in 2017.”

On Ali, the statement described him as “a veteran journalist and media manager with over 30 years of experience,” noting his interest in media evolution and content development in the digital environment.

The Presidency said Ali holds a first degree in English from Bayero University, Kano, a graduate degree in International Affairs from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communications from Bayero University, Kano.

The statement added, “President Tinubu has urged the two chief executives to justify his confidence in them by continuing to demonstrate commitment to their organisation’s mandates and the promotion of the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.”

The renewal takes effect from October 20, 2026, when their first three-year tenure expires