Tinubu makes fresh appointments, names CAC chairman, seven commissioners

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former senator, Ibrahim Ida, as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and nominated seven individuals as Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC), subject to Senate confirmation.

The nominations, announced on Monday in a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, are to fill existing vacancies in the commission and complement already sworn-in members.

Ida, who represented Katsina Central in the Senate, holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and a law degree from the University of Abuja. He previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.

The nominees for the NPC are Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi (Ekiti), Nasiru Mu’azu (Zamfara), Usman Abubakar Tuggar (Bauchi), Dr Isaka Alada Yahaya (Kwara), Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda (Katsina), Suleiman Umar (Jigawa), and Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto).

In a related development, the President appointed Dr Yusuf Mohammed as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

Tinubu also confirmed the appointment of Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy.

Bello, an indigene of Taraba State, holds a degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He previously served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.

According to the presidency, the appointments reflect Tinubu’s confidence in the appointees’ ability to advance his administration’s agenda and improve the living conditions of Nigerians.