President names Secretary, 34 commissioners for commission
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ayo Hulayat Omidiran as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
Omidiran, a former House of Representatives member, succeeds Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, whose tenure was dogged by controversy.
In a statement last night by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President also appointed Mr. Mohammed Musa as the Secretary of the commission and retains Mr. Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as a commissioner.
Oladele, a former member of the House of Representatives, was first appointed to the FCC in 2024 and served as Acting Chairman following the expiration of Dr. Dankaka’s first-term tenure.
The President also renewed the appointments of Mr. Lawal Ya’u Roni of Jigawa State, Mr. Abubakar Atiku Bunu of Kebbi State, and Mr. Eludayo Eluyemi of Osun State for another term.
Those newly appointed to the commission include Obina Oriaku from Abia State; Mrs. Bema Olvadi Madayi from Adamawa State; Obongawan Dora Ebong from Akwa Ibom State; Nnoli Nkechi Gloria from Anambra State; Mr. Babangida Adamu Gwana from Bauchi State; Sir Tonye Okio from Bayelsa State; Mr. Aligba Eugene Tarkende from Benue State; and Modu Mustapha from Borno State.
Others are: Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo from Cross River State; Mr. Ederin Lovette Idisi from Delta State; Nwokpor Vincent Nduka from Ebonyi State; Chief Victor Sabor Edoror from Edo State; Sola Fokanle from Ekiti State; Mr. Peter Eze from Enugu State; Mr. Ibrahim Baba Mairiga from Gombe State; Jerry Alagbaoso from Imo State; Mrs. Ruth Jumai Ango from Kaduna State; Mr. Muhammad Awwal Nayya from Kano State; and Anas Isah from Katsina State.
Also appointed are: Mr. Bello Idris Eneye from Kogi State; Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi from Kwara State; Alhaji Isah Jibrin from Niger State; Ajimodu Bola from Ondo State; Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye from Oyo State; Pam Bolman from Plateau State; Mr. Aaron Chukwuemeka from Rivers State; Alhaji Aminu Tambar from Sokoto State; Bobboi Bala Kaigama from Taraba State; Jibir Maigari from Yobe State; Mr. Sani Garba from Zamfara State; and Mr. Solomon Ayuba Dagami from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Also, President Tinubu has appointed Ms. Rinsola Abiola as the Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC).
A statement yesterday in Abuja by Mr. Onanuga announcing Ms. Abiola’s appointment reads: “Ms. Abiola, an expert in strategic communication and government relations, previously served as Senior Special Assistant to the President.”
The President also named Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’oji as a Senior Special Assistant on Citizenship and Leadership.
“Mr. Ja’oji, who had served as Special Adviser on Mobilisation to the Governor of Kano State and a member of the Governing Council of Coordinated Arewa Youth Groups, is an advocate of women and youth empowerment and development,” the statement added.
