From Victor Osula, Abuja
In preparation for the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled for February 2024, Governor Godwin Obaseki’s favoured candidate, Asue Ighodalo has resigned his position as Chairman of Nigerian Breweries Plc, few weeks after he quit his job as Chairman of Sterling Bank, Plc.
The Nigerian Breweries (NB), in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Friday, signed by Uaboi Agbebaku, the company secretary, said Ighodalo’s resignation will take effect on December 31, 2023.
“The chairman informed the board today of his decision to offer himself for public service.
“As a result, he will be resigning from the board and as the chairman of the board on the 31st of December 2023 to enable him to devote his full attention to the new cause”, NB said on Friday.
The company said in order for the board to have enough time to appoint a substantive chairman, the longest-serving Director, Sijbe Hiemstra, was appointed to act as the chairman in the interim effective the 1st of January 2024.
Ighodalo joined the Board on January 1st, 2022 and was appointed as the non-executive chairman effective May 1, 2023.
In pursuit of his governorship aspiration, Ighodalo who hails from Ewohimi, Esan Southeast Local Government Area in Edo Central Senatorial District has paid solicitation visits to his kinsmen as well as Chief Tom Ikimi in Igueben, Igueben Local Government area.
