Abuja, Nigeria – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, officially inaugurated the newly reconstituted Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), with former APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, sworn in as the new Chairman.
The inauguration ceremony, held in Abuja, brought together major stakeholders in the aviation sector. The eight-member board comprises representatives from the Ministry of Aviation, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Defence, and includes the Managing Director/CEO of FAAN.
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Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano State, was appointed in January 2025 by President Bola Tinubu to head the board of FAAN. His swearing-in comes barely a week after he resigned as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
His resignation, which took immediate effect, was reportedly due to health concerns, as stated in a letter addressed to the APC National Working Committee (NWC) through the National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru. Ganduje expressed gratitude to President Tinubu for the opportunity to lead the ruling party, which he assumed in August 2023 amid internal party crises.
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Following his resignation, Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, was named Acting National Chairman of the APC. President Tinubu has directed Dalori to take charge pending the convening of an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to officially fill the position.
Ganduje’s initial appointment as APC Chairman in 2023 stirred controversy, with some party members criticizing it as a violation of the party’s zoning arrangement, which had originally allocated the position to the North Central region.
With his new role as FAAN Board Chairman, Ganduje is expected to leverage his political experience in supporting the development and oversight of Nigeria’s airport infrastructure and aviation policies.
