President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term.
In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President also announced the appointment of Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s Secretary.
Kayode Oladele, the Commissioner representing Ogun State and a former member of the House of Representatives, retained his position. Oladele, who was appointed in 2024, had served as Acting Chairman of the Commission following the expiration of Dankaka’s first term.
Other commissioners whose appointments were renewed include Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi) and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun).
The newly appointed commissioners are Obina Oriaku (Abia), Bema Olvadi Madayi (Adamawa), Obongawan Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Nnoli Nkechi Gloria (Anambra), Babangida Adamu Gwana (Bauchi), Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Eugene Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Stella Odey Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Lovette Idisi (Delta), Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Hon. Chief Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Peter Eze (Enugu), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe),Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo), Ruth Jumai Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Hon. Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Isah Jibrin (Niger), Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye (Oyo), Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Bobboi Bala Kaigama (Taraba), Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara) and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT).
The Federal Character Commission is responsible for ensuring equitable distribution of public offices and socio-economic amenities across Nigeria’s federating units.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
