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Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Newsgeek24(op): 7:16pm On Jan 22

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in the Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission at the State House, Abuja.

The new FCC Chairman, Hulayat Omidiran, took the oath of office alongside 37 commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at about 4:48 pm.

Omidiran, 59, a former two-term member of the House of Representatives who represented Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency of Osun State from 2011 to 2019, succeeds Dr Muheeba Dankaka, whose tenure the Presidency described as “dogged by controversy.”

The Ikire-born politician holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and has experience in legislative and sports administration.

She previously served as Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Sports and held positions including board membership of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chairperson of the NFF Women’s Football Committee, membership of the FIFA Women’s Football Committee and service on the Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Olympic Committee.

Omidiran is also the founder of Omidiran Babes Football Club, a female football club based in Osogbo, Osun State, established in 1997.

Tinubu appointed her on August 11, 2025, after initially announcing the reappointment of Dankaka for a second term earlier the same day.

The Senate confirmed her appointment on November 27, 2025, following statutory vetting processes, including security screening and her appearance before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs on October 30.

Mohammed Musa was also appointed as Secretary of the commission.

Those sworn in as commissioners include Peter Eze (Enugu), AbdulWasiu Bawalla (Lagos), Obinna Oriaku (Abia), Lawal Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), Bema Madayi (Adamawa), Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Nnoli Gloria (Anambra) and Babangida Gwana (Bauchi).

Others are Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Idisi (Delta), Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe), Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo), Ruth Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Kayode Oladele (Ogun), Isah Jibrin (Niger), Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye (Oyo), Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Bobboi Kaigama (Taraba), Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Dagami (FCT).

The Federal Character Commission, established by Act No. 34 of 1996 and enshrined in Sections 14 and 153 of the 1999 Constitution, is mandated to ensure fair distribution of public posts and socio-economic infrastructure among Nigeria’s federating units.

It is empowered to formulate equitable guidelines for appointments into the civil and public service, security agencies and government parastatals, and to sanction heads of agencies that violate the federal character principle.

The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, and other senior officials.

https://verynigerian.com/tinubu-swears-in-new-federal-character-commission-chairman-37-commissioners/

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by rickpat(m): 7:22pm On Jan 22

This federal character commission is the most stupid thing in this nigeria....wetin be their work?..if not to reduce merit and promote mediocracy....if na 10 people from a particular tribe go do a job well,give them na..instead of sharing it among tribes,weda some tribe go bring goat as their representative sef..they go still join them...nigeria can never move if we still think tribe over competence

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Daniel207(m): 7:28pm On Jan 22

Nigeria must be great again . First to comment 😁😁. I achieve this every year

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by PheelzAlmighty: 7:29pm On Jan 22

Hell is empty...

The devils are right here, with us

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by lordm(m): 7:30pm On Jan 22

Fair appointments. But what's really their job

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Walz001: 7:34pm On Jan 22

Strategic appointment

Things aren't working

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/tinubu-swears-in-new-federal-character-commission-chairman-37-commissioners/

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by 3seriez(m): 7:36pm On Jan 22

If you have a stronghold / connect in this agency, Job offers for your people will never be a problem. This most people don't know.

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by creativejagaban: 7:36pm On Jan 22

rickpat:
This federal character commission is the most stupid thing in this nigeria....wetin be their work?..if not to reduce merit and promote mediocracy....if na 10 people from a particular tribe go do a job well,give them na..instead of sharing it among tribes,weda some tribe go bring goat as their representative sef..they go still join them...nigeria can never move if we still think tribe over competence

Wailing promax grin

Focus on your ADC grin

Tinubu till 2031.

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by rickpat(m): 7:38pm On Jan 22

Na wa...wetin concern me with ADC?..people brain dey under their feet sha...continue stepping on your brain

creativejagaban:
Wailing promax

Focus on your ADC

Tinubu till 2031.

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Gotocourt: 7:40pm On Jan 22

Dr Muheeba Dankaka, the tyrant whose tenure the Presidency described as “dogged by controversy.”

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Freshandfitpod: 7:43pm On Jan 22

Confusion government tinubu incompetence is annoying

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lanre4uonly(m): 7:44pm On Jan 22

Ok. To whom much is given much is expected.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Love800(m): 7:45pm On Jan 22

What about the normal commissioner for states, like commissioner for education etc, what happened to dem!

First time hearing of dis.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by banom(m): 7:46pm On Jan 22

rickpat:
This federal character commission is the most stupid thing in this nigeria....wetin be their work?..if not to reduce merit and promote mediocracy....if na 10 people from a particular tribe go do a job well,give them na..instead of sharing it among tribes,weda some tribe go bring goat as their representative sef..they go still join them...nigeria can never move if we still think tribe over competence

The truth is that Nigeria can never move unless you break it along that tribal lines.

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by markidoo(m): 7:48pm On Jan 22

No Akwa Ibomite no wonder job no dey reach us

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lzkdy: 7:53pm On Jan 22

U mean this commission still exist when it is not serving its purpose.

Federal Character that has long been abused by APC. From Bubu to Bulaba

Yeye dey smell

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by rickpat(m): 7:54pm On Jan 22

Exactly bro...its a shame a nation has populated as nigeria still reason this way

banom:
The truth is that Nigeria can never move unless you break it along that tribal lines.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by EmekaA125(m): 7:56pm On Jan 22

Appointments everywhere yet nothing to show.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Cmanforall: 7:57pm On Jan 22

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/tinubu-swears-in-new-federal-character-commission-chairman-37-commissioners/

Why would this appointments be given to politicians and former elected officials. This type of commission should be headed by neutral personalities, or non-partisan politicians

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lzkdy: 7:57pm On Jan 22

Everything jaga jaga. Poor man dey suffer suffer

Daniel207:
Nigeria must be great again . First to comment 😁😁. I achieve this every year

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lzkdy: 7:58pm On Jan 22

To join hands in rigging bulaba for another term

lordm:
Fair appointments. But what's really their job

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Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lzkdy: 8:02pm On Jan 22

Reason for the Federal Character, because there is nothing like one Nigeria in our attitudes and in action.

banom:
The truth is that Nigeria can never move unless you break it along that tribal lines.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by spencekat(m): 8:07pm On Jan 22

markidoo:
No Akwa Ibomite no wonder job no dey reach us

Look well, Dora Ebong is from AKS.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Lincton: 8:08pm On Jan 22

Hope they will be fair and just in their dealings

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by IbrahimSola: 8:40pm On Jan 22

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/tinubu-swears-in-new-federal-character-commission-chairman-37-commissioners/

See, there are some things I can never support. The Chairman of such a Commission is supposed to be a career civil servant (who has so much to lose) or a seasoned academic, serving or retired. Giving such an office to a core politician makes me wonder if we have a direction at all in this country. Politicians and politically exposed persons come with too much baggage and a high tendency to unnecessary favouritism. Till now, I still wonder where the commission was during Buhari administration.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by AustineE1: 9:16pm On Jan 22

Must the chairman of every commission be a Yoruba man,Tinubu is taking this his nepotism and tribalism to a level never seen before,so if a southerner is to be the chairman and a northerner the secretary,why cant he give it to an Igboman or a south southerner,it is becoming one too many.This is very intentional,what then happens if he gets the second term,then Nigerians of other ethnic groups will be completely over looked.

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Cherrybae(f): 9:24pm On Jan 22

Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers)

Wike man. See how wike is positioning his boys with federal appointments.

Wike na man you be

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Jagabanfromcali: 11:28pm On Jan 22

lordm:
Fair appointments. But what's really their job

Offcos as long as a Yoruba is in charge

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by vicfajeze: 6:19am On Jan 23

May God continue to bless Baba Tinubu.2027 too sure for Baba Tinubu

Re: Tinubu Swears In FCC Chair, 37 Commissioners by Bimpe29(m): 1:03pm On Jan 23

Congratulations to them!

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