President Bola Tinubu has reappointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission for a second five-year term.
Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the commission’s secretary while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun as commissioner.
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.
Tinubu also renewed the appointment of Lawal Ya’u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu and Eludayo Eluyemi, representing Jigawa, Kebbi and Osun States, as commissioners for a second term.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced 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
- 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
