By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko as a Non-Executive Director on the board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange.
She succeeds Mrs Bamidele Hussein as Lagos State representative on the board.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the appointment in a statement signed on Thursday and titled, ‘President Tinubu appoints Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko to the board of commodity exchange.’
According to Onanuga, the appointment is under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
He stated, “The President expects the new appointee to bring her wealth of experience and professionalism to bear in strengthening the exchange’s operations and supporting the Federal Government’s drive to deepen commodity trading, expand market access for farmers and investors, and stimulate economic growth.”
Ogbara-Banjoko previously served as Coordinator of the Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court, where she oversaw the prosecution of traffic offenders and the auctioning of forfeited vehicles across Lagos State in collaboration with the state task force and Ministry of Justice.
Her appointment fills the Lagos State slot on a board Tinubu recently constituted in April, with Dalhatu Abubakar as chairman alongside other non-executive directors.
The Nigeria Commodity Exchange, rebranded from the Abuja Securities and Commodity Exchange, serves as the country’s central platform for trading agricultural and other commodities.