President Tinubu appoints new FCC chairman, Secretary, Commissioners

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed a former member of the House of Representatives, Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).

She succeeds Dr. Muheeba Dankaka.

In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President also named Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s Secretary, while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as Commissioner.

Oladele, a former member of the House of Representatives, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024 and served as the Commission’s Acting Chairman.

The President renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun) for a second term, and also reappointed Abdulwasiu Kayode Bawalla, Commissioner from Lagos State.

Other 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
Barr. Nwokpor Vincent Nduka – Ebonyi
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
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
Solomon Ayuba Dagami – FCT

Ayo Omidiran, a member of the Southwest Agenda for Tinubu (SWAGA), played a key role in the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the APC presidential candidate in 2022. She is also a former member of a FIFA Committee