President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC and nominated seven individuals as Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission, NPC, pending confirmation by the Senate.
Dr. Ida, a former senator who represented Katsina Central, holds an M.Sc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and an LL.B from the University of Abuja.
He previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and later as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, the nominations are part of efforts to fill existing vacancies and strengthen key federal institutions.
The nominees for the National Population Commission are Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi (Ekiti), Nasiru Mu’azu (Zamfara), Usman Abubakar Tuggar (Bauchi), Dr. Isaka Alada Yahaya (Kwara), Professor Sadiq Isah Radda (Katsina), Suleiman Umar (Jigawa), and Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto).
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In a related development, the President also appointed Dr. Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.
President Tinubu further confirmed the appointment of Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy.
Bello, who hails from Taraba State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He previously served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.
The President expressed confidence in the ability of the appointees to contribute meaningfully to his administration’s agenda of improving the quality of life for Nigerians.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
