President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Folorunsho Coker, as the new Director-General for Nigerian Tourism Development Commission (NTDC).
Coker, a former commissioner for tourism in Lagos State was on Friday initially named as the DG of the National Film and Video Censors Board.
Mr. Femi Adesina, presidential adviser on media and publicity said the announcement was made in error.
Folorunso Folarin-Coker, 52, had played various roles in Lagos state. He was deputy chief of staff to former governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
He later became the managing director of the state-owned Number Plate Production Authority. In 2014, he was appointed an adviser to Governor Raji Fashola.
Folarin-Coker was born on July 27, 1965, to Chief Folarin Coker, a lawyer, a former permanent secretary and Baba Eto of Lagos.
He was educated at St. Gregory’s College, Obalende, Lagos and University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He is married to Aishat Folarin-Coker.
Adesina also announced the appointment of Mr Adedayo Thomas, as the Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB).
Other appointments announced at the weekend were those of the chairmen of the boards of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.
Former editor of the National Concord, Chief Duro Onabule is the chairman of the NTA.
Other executive directors of NTA include Dr Steve Egbo (Administration and Training), Mr. Abdul Dembos (Marketing), Mr. Mohammed Labbo (News), Mrs Fatima M. Barda (Finance), Mr. Stephen Okoanachi (Engineering) and and Mr. Wole Coker (Programmes).
At the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Mr. Aliyu Hayatu is new chairman, while Mr. Buhari Auwalu and Mr. Yinka Amosun, are Zonal Directors, Kaduna and Lagos, respectively.
In the Nigerian Film Corporation, Dr Chika Maduekwe, is the General Manager and at the National Theatre and National Troupe of Nigeria, Comrade Tar Ukoh, was appointed as Artistic Director.
At the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, was appointed Director-General.
At the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is chairman, while the new Director-General is Engr. Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja.
Other members of the NEMA Board are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Engr. David Babachir Lawal; and Captain Talba Alkali, representing Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
Amb. Rabiu Dagari is representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr Ngozi Azadoh, Ministry of Health; Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, Ministry of Interior; Engr. Ajisegiri Benson Akinloye; Ministry of Water Resources, AVM Emmanuel Anebi; Nigerian Armed Forces; and AIG Salisu Fagge Abdullahi, Nigerian Police Force.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")