Tinubu Appoints Ex Tide Staff As Registrar Of Chartered Chemists.

A former staff of the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation Idongpee Akwaowo Reuben has been appointed the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The appointment of of Akwaowo was due to the expiration of the second tenure of the former Registrar Chemist Jwalshik Wilford.

According to a letter released from the office of the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare dated August 5, 2026, the appointment was with immediate effect.

The Minister, Dr. Adekunle Salako had publicly announced Chemist Akwaowo's appointment during a meeting with the Permanent Secretary, Heads of Departments, Directors on June 10, 2026 in the Minister's office.

He said the appointment was automatic and effective 1st June, 2026 following the satisfactory handover that followed the succession procedure.

The Minister nullified the earlier process put in place for a substantive appointment, citing it as a contravention of the provision of the ICCON Act.

He further directed that the appointment letter be issued without further delay.

The Minister charged the new ICCON Chief Executive to take charge and ensure that the Institute was on the path of peace and progress to deliver on her mandates.

In his response Chemist Akwaowo thanked the Minister for the appointment which he said had laid every uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the Institute to rest.

He pledged his unalloyed loyalty to the Federal Government and the Minister and promised to work with his Management Team to align with the policy directives of the Ministry as well as the renewed hope agenda of the Federal Government.

Mr Akwaowo joined ICCON in 2005 as a pioneer staff, rose through the ranks and served in many capacities in the Institute including HOD, Administration/Accounts & Finance.
Most recently he served as the pioneer Team Lead and the Registrar/CEO Representative in the National Chemical Personnel Audit excercise to Chemical companies and Chemistry Departments in Tertiary Institutions as part of the Institute's regulatory mandates.

He has attended various courses and workshops and represented the Institute at various conferences and fora.

Chemist Akwaowo is a Chartered Chemist and also a member of a number of professional bodies.
Having rose to the rank of Director, Scientific effective 2025, until his appointment, he was the Coordinator, Zonal Offices of ICCON.
The extraordinary Chemist with widespread media and regulatory backgrounds is married with children.