President Bola Tinubu has decided to withdraw the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission.
In her place, he has appointed Ayo Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives.
Dankaka’s tenure as FCC Executive Chairman was marked by controversy.
In addition, President Tinubu named Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s secretary, while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as a commissioner.
Oladele, also a former House of Representatives member, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024 and had served as acting chairman after Dankaka’s initial term expired.
The President also renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu, and Eludayo Eluyemi, who represent Jigawa, Kebbi, and Osun States respectively, for a second term.
The newly appointed commissioners include:
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), Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Hon. Chief Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Hon. Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Peter Eze (Enugu), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe), and Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo).
Others appointed are Ruth Jumai Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Hon. Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Alh. Isah Jibrin (Niger), 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).