President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) for another five-year term.
The announcement was made on Monday in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Alongside Dankaka’s renewed mandate, the president appointed Mohammed Musa as the commission’s secretary and retained Kayode Oladele, a former House of Representatives member from Ogun State, as a commissioner. Oladele previously served as acting chairman of the FCC following the conclusion of Dankaka’s first tenure in 2024.
President Tinubu also extended the tenure of commissioners Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), granting each of them a second term in office.
As part of efforts to further reinforce the commission, Tinubu approved the appointment of 31 new commissioners representing states across the country as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The newly appointed commissioners are: 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 include 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).
What you should know
Dr. Muheeba Dankaka first became Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission in 2019, overseeing the body tasked with ensuring fair representation in federal appointments and resource distribution across Nigeria.
Her reappointment underscores the Tinubu administration’s confidence in her leadership as the FCC expands with a new team of commissioners.
