President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for a second five-year term.
The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
In the new appointments, the president also named Mohammed Musa as the FCC secretary and retained Kayode Oladele — a former House of Representatives member from Ogun State — as a commissioner. Oladele had served as acting chairman of the commission after Dankaka’s first term ended in 2024.
The president further renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun) for another term as commissioners.
To strengthen the commission’s representation across the country, Tinubu approved the appointment of 31 new commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The new appointees include: Hon. Obina Oriaku (Abia), Mrs. Bema Madayi (Adamawa), Obongawan Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Hon. Nnoli Gloria (Anambra), Babangida Gwana (Bauchi), Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Tarkende (Benue), Engr. Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Idisi (Delta), Barr. Nwokpor Nduka (Ebonyi), Hon. Chief Victor Edoror (Edo), Hon. Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Peter Eze (Enugu), and Ibrahim Mairiga (Gombe).
Others are Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo), Ruth Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Nayya (Kano), Hon. Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Alh. Isah Jibrin (Niger), Comrade Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince Ayodeji Aleshinloye (Oyo), Hon. Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Alh. Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Comrade Bobboi Kaigama (Taraba), Hon. Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Dagami (FCT).
The FCC, established to ensure fair representation and equitable distribution of resources among Nigeria’s diverse states and ethnic groups, is expected to play a key role in promoting national unity and inclusivity under the new leadership structure.
