The composition of the Central Working Committee is made up of the under-listed:
S/No. | Office | No. of Seats |
1. | Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) | 1 |
2. | Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) | 1 |
3. | Voice of Nigeria (VON) | 1 |
4. | DAAR Communications Plc | 1 |
5. | Silverbird Communications | 1 |
6. | Channels TV | 1 |
7. | Signal Distributors | 1 |
8. | Zonal Chairmen | 6 |
9. | Private Broadcast Organisations | 2 |
10. | Subscription Television Licensees | 1 |
11. | Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer | 1 |
The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected from the fourteen members and the Committee is responsible for advising the General Assembly on strategies and policies and ensuring implementation of such policies and strategies as approved by the General Assembly.
Zones
Six zones have been created to decentralize BON activities and ease the co-ordination of its operations. It also has the responsibility of ensuring implementation of policies at the zonal levels. The Zones are as follows:
ZONE A | ZONE B | ZONE C | ZONE D | ZONE E | ZONE F |
Sokoto | Adamawa | Lagos | Niger | Anambra | Edo |
Kaduna | Borno | Osun | Kwara | Enugu | Delta |
Kebbi | Bauchi | Oyo | Plateau | Ebonyi | Rivers |
Zamfara | Taraba | Ondo | Benue | Imo | Bayelsa |
Katsina | Yobe | Ekiti | FCT | Abia | Akwa Ibom |
Jigawa | Gombe | Ogun | Kogi | – | Cross River |
Kano | – | – | Nasarawa | – | – |
Current Chairman | Current Chairman, | Current Chairman, | Current Chairman, | Current Chairman, | Current Chairman, |
Yet to conduct election | General Manager, Yobe State Television, | Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Broadcasting Service, Ibadan, Oyo State | Managing Director, Confluence Cable Network, Lokoja, Kogi State | Yet to conduct election | General Manager, Bayelsa State Television TV |
- Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos – Chairman, BON
- Zone F: Mr. Frederick Fabor – GM Bayelsa TV
- Zone A: Yet to conduct election.
- Zone B: Yusuf Alhaji Isha, GM, Yobe State TV
- Zone C: Oladejo Owolabi, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan
- Zone D: Mr Simbabi Ogbeha, MD, Confluence Cable Network
- Zone E: Yet to conduct election
Each Zone is expected to meet every quarter to deliberate on matters affecting the Zone and the organisations nationally.
LIST OF BON CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE (CWC) MEMBERS AS AT NOVEMBER 2024
S/N | NAME | DESIGNATION | ORAGANISATION |
1 | Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos | Chairman (BON)/ Director General | Nigerian Television Authority |
2 | Senior High Chief Tony Akiotu | Vice Chairman (BON)/GMD. | DAAR Communications Plc |
3. | Dr. Mohammed Bulama | Director-General. | Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. (FRCN) |
4. | Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace | Director-General. | Voice of Nigeria |
5. | Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce | President | Silverbird Communications Ltd |
6. | Mr. Deji Balogun | Head of Government Relations | Channels TV |
7. | Yusuf Alhaji Isah | Chairman Zone B/ General Manager | Yobe State Television |
8. | Mr. Owolabi Oladejo | Chairman Zone C/ Chairman/CEO | Metropolitan Broadcasting |
9 | Mr. Simbabi Ogbeha | Chairman Zone D/Managing Director | Confluence Cable Network |
10 | Mr. Frederick Fabor | Chairman Zone F/General Manager | Bayelsa State Television |
11. | Mrs. Christabel E. Ojay Iyanya | Managing Director | Joy FM, Otukpo |
12. | Mr. Ekom Esang | General Manager | Details Nigeria Limited. |
13. | Alh. (Dr) Tijjani Ramalan | Rep. IBAN/Chairman | ATAR Communications |
14. | Mr Gregory Odutayo | Rep. IBAN/ CEO | Royal Roots Network |
15. | Engr. Olusegun Yakubu | Executive Director | Pinnacle Communications Limited |
16. | Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose | Executive Secretary | Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) |