President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, a former member of the House of Representatives, as the new Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
Omidiran succeeds Dr Muheebah Dankaka, who served as Executive Chairman for five years before handing over to Hon. Kayode Oladele as Acting Chairman on 6 July 2025, marking the end of her tenure.
In a reissued statement on Monday night, Presidential Spokesperson Mr Bayo Onanuga announced that the President also appointed Mohammed Musa as Secretary of the Commission, while retaining Kayode Oladele, from Ogun State, as a commissioner.
Oladele, also a former House of Representatives member, was appointed commissioner in 2024 by President Tinubu and served as Acting Chairman after the expiration of Dankaka’s first term.
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The President further renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun) for a second term.
Newly appointed commissioners 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), and Engr. Modu Mustapha (Borno).
Others are 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), and Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano).
Also appointed are 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), and Alh. Aminu Tambar (Sokoto).
Additional appointees include Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama (Taraba), Hon. Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT), who will serve as state representatives in the FCC.
