By Babatunji Wusu
• President Tinubu reverses earlier reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka
• Hon. Ayo Omidiran, ex-Osun House of Reps member, named new FCC chairman
• Dankaka’s tenure described by Presidency as “dogged by controversy”
• Hon. Kayode Oladele reverts to Ogun State commissioner after acting as FCC chair
• Mohammed Musa appointed FCC secretary; multiple commissioners reappointed and newly named across states
President Bola Tinubu has made a late-night reversal of an earlier appointment, naming former House of Representatives member Hon. Ayo Omidiran as the new Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
Earlier on Monday, Tinubu, through a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had approved the reappointment of Dr. Muheeba Dankaka for a second five-year term. However, hours later, the Presidency issued another statement replacing Dankaka with Omidiran, citing controversies that trailed her tenure.
Before Omidiran’s appointment, Hon. Kayode Oladele, another former House of Representatives member, had served as acting FCC chairman following Dankaka’s exit in June 2025. Oladele now reverts to his substantive role as commissioner representing Ogun State on the FCC board.
Omidiran, who represented Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency of Osun State between 2011 and 2019, is a former Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Sports and has served on several other committees including Communications, Judiciary, Women Affairs, Interior, and Solid Minerals. Former House Speaker Yakubu Dogara fondly referred to her as the “Princess of the House” for her eloquent contributions to debates.
The Presidency also announced the appointment of Mohammed Musa as FCC Secretary, while renewing the tenures of commissioners Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), and Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun). Abdulwasiu Kayode Bawalla (Lagos) was also reappointed.
New 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), Engr. Modu Mustapha (Borno), 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), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), 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), Alh. Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama (Taraba), Hon. Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT).
