BREAKING: Tinubu Reappoints FCC Chairman, Names Secretary, Other Commissioners
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC)
- Tinubu on Monday, August 11, 2025, reappointed Dankaka as FCC boss for a second five-year term
- The President also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission's secretary and commissioners of several states
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FCT, Abuja - Dr Muheeba Dankaka has been reappointed as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reappointed Dankaka and appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission's secretary.
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The President retained Kayode Oladele from Ogun as commissioner. The former House of Representatives member was appointed in 2024 to serve as the commission's acting chairman following the expiration of Dankaka's first-term tenure.
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information & Strategy, made this known in a statement issued on August 11, 2025.
Onanuga said Tinubu also renewed the appointment of Lawal Ya'u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu, and Eludayo Eluyemi, representing Jigawa, Kebbi, and Osun States, for a second term.
The newly-appointed Commissioners are:
1. Hon. Obina Oriaku, Abia
2. Mrs. Bema Olvadi Madayi, Adamawa
3. Obongawan Dora Ebong , Akwa – Ibom
4. Hon. Nnoli Nkechi Gloria, Anambra
5. Babangida Adamu Gwana, Bauchi
6. Sir Tonye Okio, Bayelsa
7. Aligba Eugene Tarkende, Benue
8. Engr.Modu Mustapha, Borno
9. Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo, Cross River
10. Ederin Lovette Idisi, Delta
11. Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka, Ebonyi
12. Hon. Chief Victor Sabor Edoror, Edo
13. Hon. Sola Fokanle, Ekiti
14. Peter Eze, Enugu
15. Ibrahim Baba Mairiga, Gombe
16. Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, Imo
17. Ruth Jumai Ango, Kaduna
18. Muhammad Awwal Nayya, Kano
19. Hon. Anas Isah, Katsina
20. Bello Idris Eneye, Kogi
21. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Kwara
22. Alh. Isah Jibrin, Niger
23. Comrade Ajimudu Bola, Ondo
24. Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye, Oyo
25. Hon. Pam Bolman, Plateau
26. Aaron Chukwuemeka, Rivers
27. Alh. Aminu Tambar, Sokoto
28. Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, Taraba
29. Hon. Jibir Maigari, Yobe
30. Sani Garba, Zamfara
31. Solomon Ayuba Dagami, FCT
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Tinubu announces fresh appointment for Abiola's daughter
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu upgraded the appointment of Rinsola Abiola, the daughter of the late democratic hero and winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, from senior special assistant to the director general of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC).
Onanuga said Abiola is an expert in strategic communication and governance relations. She was serving as a senior special assistant to the president before the new appointment.
Tinubu announced the appointment of Nasir Bala Aminu Ja'oji as his new Senior Special Assistant on Citizenship and Leadership.
Tinubu announces 11 new appointments
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu appointed executive and non-executive board members for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO).
This comes nearly a year after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by establishing the NISO.
Tinubu appointed Adesegun Olugbade as board chairman, while Abdu Mohammed Bello was named managing director (MD) of the organisation.
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