President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives, as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
Omidiran succeeds Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, whose tenure was marked by controversy.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu also named Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s Secretary, while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as Commissioner. Oladele, appointed in 2024, has been serving as the FCC’s acting chairman.
The President renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), and Abdulwasiu Kayode Bawalla (Lagos) for a second term.
Thirty-two new commissioners representing various states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were also appointed:
Abia: Hon. Obina Oriaku
Adamawa: Mrs. Bema Olvadi Madayi
Akwa Ibom: Obongawan Dora Ebong
Anambra: Hon. Nnoli Nkechi Gloria
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Bauchi: Babangida Adamu Gwana
Bayelsa: Sir Tonye Okio
Benue: Aligba Eugene Tarkende
Borno: Engr. Modu Mustapha
Cross River: Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo
Delta: Ederin Lovette Idisi
Ebonyi: Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka
Edo: Hon. Chief Victor Sabor Edoror
Ekiti: Hon. Sola Fokanle
Enugu: Peter Eze
Gombe: Ibrahim Baba Mairiga
Imo: Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso
Kaduna: Ruth Jumai Ango
Kano: Muhammad Awwal Nayya
Katsina: Hon. Anas Isah
Kogi: Bello Idris Eneye
Kwara: Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi
Niger: Alh. Isah Jibrin
Ondo: Comrade Ajimudu Bola
Oyo: Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye
Plateau: Hon. Pam Bolman
Rivers: Aaron Chukwuemeka
Sokoto: Alh. Aminu Tambar
Taraba: Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama
Yobe: Hon. Jibir Maigari
Zamfara: Sani Garba
FCT: Solomon Ayuba Dagami
The appointments are part of the administration’s renewed push to strengthen the FCC’s mandate of ensuring equitable representation in federal institutions.
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