President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the reappointment of DrMuheebaDankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, and has replaced her with a former member of the House of Representatives, Ayo Omidiran.
Dankaka’s tenure as the Executive Chairman of the FCC was dogged by controversy.
President Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s secretary while retaining KayodeOladele from Ogun as commissioner.
Oladele, a former House of Representatives member, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024.
He served as the commission’s acting chairman following the expiration of Dankaka’s first-term tenure.
The President renewed the appointment of LawalYa’uRoni, AbubakarAtikuBunu and EludayoEluyemi, representing Jigawa, Kebbi and Osun States, for a second term.
The newly-appointed Commissioners are:Hon. ObinaOriaku, (Abia), Mrs. Bema OlvadiMadayi (Adamawa), Obongawan Dora Ebong (AkwaIbom), Hon. NnoliNkechi Gloria (Anambra), BabangidaAdamuGwana (Bauchi), Sir TonyeOkio (Bayelsa), Aligba Eugene Tarkende (Benue), Engr. Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella OdeyEkpo (Cross River), EderinLovetteIdisi (Delta), Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Hon. Chief Victor SaborEdoror (Edo), Hon. Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Peter Eze (Enugu), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe), and Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo).
Others are: Ruth JumaiAngo (Kaduna),Muhammad AwwalNayya (Kano), Hon. AnasIsah (Katsina), Bello IdrisEneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Alh. IsahJibrin (Niger), Comrade Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince AyodejiAbasAleshinloye (Oyo), Hon. Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Alh. Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Comrade BobboiBalaKaigama (Taraba), Hon. JibirMaigari (Yobe), SaniGarba (Zamfara) and Solomon AyubaDagami (FCT).
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