By Eric Elezuo
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a former Commissioner of Commerce and Industry in Ogun State, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru on his appointment as the new Board Chairman, Oodua Group.
Buhari’s congratulatory message is contained in a press statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.
The President noted that Ashiru’s appointment is a vote of confidence on his track record as a banker of repute, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, among others, asking him to employ his wealth of experience to take the group to higher heights.
The statement in details:
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES OTUNBA BIMBO ASHIRU, NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN OF ODUA GROUP
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with Marketing and Strategic Management Expert, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, on his appointment as Board Chairman of Odua Group, a conglomerate owned by governments of South-west States.
The President opines that Ashiru’s emergence is a vote of confidence in his track record as a banker of repute, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, among others.
He charges the new Chairman to deploy his wealth of experience garnered over decades to take Odua Group to higher heights, and justify the nod given him by the Board of Directors.
Recalling that the former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Ogun State was named Commissioner of the Year during his time in office, President Buhari charges Ashiru to replicate the feat in his new assignment, “and do all those who have reposed confidence in him proud.”
The President extends his congratulations to the immediate and extended Ashiru family, as well as to their friends and well-wishers.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
June 22, 2022
