President Bola Tinubu has announced a fresh round of appointments, naming Senator Ibrahim Ida as the new Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and putting forward seven nominees for commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC).
Ida, who holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and a law degree from the University of Abuja, previously served as Senator representing Katsina Central. His public service record also includes roles as Commissioner for Finance in Katsina State and Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
The nominees for the National Population Commission include 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). Their nominations will be subject to screening and approval by the National Assembly.
The President also approved the appointment of Dr Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.
In another development, Bala Mohammed Bello has been appointed Special Adviser to the President on Political Economy. Bello, who studied Accounting and later obtained an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, previously held key roles including Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.
According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments reflect Tinubu’s confidence in the appointees’ ability to drive policies that will enhance the welfare of Nigerians.
