As part of efforts to strengthen key government institutions, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Senator Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and nominated seven individuals as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC).
The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday.
Ida, who represented Katsina Central in the Senate after his election in 2017, brings a wealth of administrative and financial experience to his new role, having previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
He holds a master’s degree in banking and finance from the University of Ibadan, obtained in 1983, as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Abuja, earned in 2003.
The president also nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.
Those nominated are Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi from Ekiti State, Nasiru Mu’azu from Zamfara State, Usman Abubakar Tuggar from Bauchi State, Dr Isaka Alada Yahaya from Kwara State, Professor Sadiq Isah Radda from Katsina State, Suleiman Umar from Jigawa State, and Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo from Sokoto State.
According to the statement, the nominations are intended to complement other federal commissioners already sworn in, as part of efforts to reposition the commission for more effective service delivery.
In a related development, the president approved the appointment of Dr Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, further expanding leadership across federal institutions.
Tinubu also confirmed the appointment of Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy, citing his extensive experience in financial management and economic policy.
Bello, who hails from Taraba State, previously served as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022, with the President expressing confidence that all the appointees will contribute meaningfully to improving governance and the welfare of Nigerians.
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