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The affected federal parastatals, agencies and institutions dissolved yesterday by the president include the Securities and Exchange Commission being chaired by the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi; the Nigerian Railway Corporation, which has a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, as its chairman; the Nigeria Communications Commission, chaired by Mr. Peter Igoh; the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, which is chaired by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh; and the Infrastructure Concessionary and Regulatory Commission, chaired by Senator Ken Nnamani.

Others are the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission; Niger Delta Development Commission, National Universities Commission; Nigeria Customs Service; National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control; Nigeria Boundary Commission; the Nigerian Shippers’ Council; the National Youth Service Corps; Nigerian Television Authority; the Raw Materials Research and Development Council and National Lottery Regulation Commission and the National Educational Research and Development Council.

Also on the list are the boards of the National Pension Commission, the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission, the National Human Rights Commission, the National Sports Commission, and the National Institute of Sports.

Others are the Federal Housing Authority, Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority, Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, Cross River Basin Development Authority, Chad Basin Development Authority, Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority, Anambra-Imo River Basin Authority, Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority and Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority.

Also affected are the National Teachers’ Institute, National Veterinary Research Institute, National Agriculture Extension and Research Liaison, Institute for Agricultural Research and Training, Institute for Agricultural Research, Federal Institute for Industrial Research, Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria, Industrial Training Fund, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, and the National Directorate of Employment and all federal institutions of higher learning among others.

The Federal Executive Bodies not affected by the dissolution are the Code of Conduct Bureau, Council of State, Federal Character Commission, Federal Civil Service Commission, and the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

Other are the Independent National Electoral Commission, National Defence Council, National Economic Council, National Judicial Council, National Population Commission, National Security Council, and the Nigeria Police Council.

The remaining two are the Police Service Commission and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission.