Tinubu appoints Ayo Sotinrin as managing director of Nigerian Bank or Agriculture

The appointment is immediately effective, according to a statement Friday by the President’s special adviser on information and strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. President Bola Tinubu has Mr. Ayo Sotinrin appointed as the new managing director of the Bank of Agriculture. The appointment is immediately effective, according to a statement Friday by the President’s special adviser on information and strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The statement noted that Mr. Sotinrin brings a diverse and extensive background in the private and public sectors to its new role. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of group chief executive with the SAO group. “His leadership at Sao Agro, an agricultural business, was characterized by groundbreaking agricultural initiatives, including the development of an oil palm plantation of 20,000 hectares and large-scale poultry, aquaculture, maize and cassava operations in Ondo State.” He also led the SAO capital, leading the Landmark Akure Water Supply Project. “The public sector said that Sotinrin served as special advisor (Environment & Urban Development) from 2011 to 2015. Agency.” The appointment of Mr. Sotinrin joins the strategy of the Tinubu administration to revive the Nigeria Agricultural Sector. “