President Bola Tinubu has removed Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), naming former House of Representatives member Ayo Hulayat Omidiran as her successor.
The decision represents a sudden policy reversal by the administration, coming just hours after SaharaReporters published a report highlighting lingering controversies surrounding Dankaka’s tenure.
In a statement on Monday night, Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the new appointment, noting that Omidiran will take over from Dankaka, whose leadership was marked by internal disputes and allegations.
Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s new Secretary and retained Ogun State’s Kayode Oladele as Commissioner. Oladele, a former lawmaker, had briefly served as acting FCC chairman in 2024.
Other reappointments include Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), and Abdulwasiu Kayode Bawalla (Lagos), each serving a second term.
The newly appointed commissioners are:
- 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)
- Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT)
The shake-up marks one of the most sweeping changes in the FCC’s leadership in recent years.
