President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has withdrawn the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) and appointed former House of Representatives member, Hon. Ayo Omidiran, as her replacement.
Dankaka’s tenure as FCC Chairman was allegedly marred by controversy.
Following the expiration of her first term, Kayode Oladele, a commissioner from Ogun State, served as acting chairman.
Oladele, who was appointed to the Commission by President Tinubu in 2024, will remain as a commissioner.
In addition to the leadership change, President Tinubu appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s Secretary.
The President also renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun) for a second term as commissioners.
Newly Appointed Commissioners
The fresh appointments to the FCC 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), and 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 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).
The appointments are expected to take immediate effect, with the new leadership tasked with strengthening the FCC’s mandate of promoting fairness and equitable representation in federal appointments.