President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and appointed former House of Representatives member Ayo Omidiran in her place. Dankaka’s tenure was marked by controversy.
Along with Omidiran, President Tinubu appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s secretary and retained Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as a commissioner. Oladele previously served as the commission’s acting chairman following the end of Dankaka’s first term.
The President also renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu, and Eludayo Eluyemi for a second term, representing Jigawa, Kebbi, and Osun States, respectively.
The newly appointed commissioners include representatives from various states, such as:
- Hon. Obina Oriaku (Abia)
- 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)
- Peter Eze (Enugu)
- 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)
- Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT)
