Tinubu reappoints Dankaka as FCC Chairman, Musa as Secretary, names commissioners
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed 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 retains 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 Statement, 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.
