Tinubu Reappoints FCC Chairman, Names Orji Kalu’s Aide Peter Eze, Obinna Oriaku, 29 Others as Commissioners
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term.
The President also approved the appointment of Mohammed Musa as Secretary of the Commission, while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as a Commissioner.
Additionally, the terms of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun) were renewed.
In a fresh shake-up, Tinubu named 31 new commissioners, among them notable figures such as Hon. Obinna Oriaku from Abia, a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, and Peter Eze from Enugu, an aide to former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
Others appointed include Mrs. Bema Olvadi Madayi (Adamawa), Obongawan Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Hon. Nnoli Nkechi Gloria (Anambra), Babangida Adamu Gwana (Bauchi), Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Eugene Tarkende (Benue), Engr. Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Lovette Idisi (Delta), Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Hon. Chief Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Hon. Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe), Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo), Ruth Jumai Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Hon. Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Alh. Isah Jibrin (Niger), Comrade Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye (Oyo), Hon. Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Alh. Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama (Taraba), Hon. Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT).
The appointments, according to the Presidency, are aimed at strengthening the FCC to fulfill its constitutional mandate of promoting fairness, equity, and unity in the country’s public service.
