President Tinubu Re-Appoints Dankaka As FCC Chairperson, Names Secretary, Commissioners

President Tinubu Re-Appoints Dankaka As FCC Chairperson, Names Secretary, Commissioners

By Balarabe Alkassim, Abuja

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has re-appointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term.

President Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission's secretary and retained Kayode Oladele from Ogun as commissioner.

The appointments were disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Monday.

According to the atatement, 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 also renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya'u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu and Eludayo Eluyemi, representing Jigawa, Kebbi and Osun States, for second term.

The newly-appointed commissioners are;
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 and Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka - Ebonyi.

Others include; 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 and Alh. Isah Jibrin - Niger.

The rest include 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.