Tinubu Appoints Ibrahim Ida As Chairman Of Corporate Affairs Commission, Names Seven Commissioners

The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former lawmaker, Senator Ibrahim Ida, as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), while also nominating seven individuals as federal commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC).

The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

According to the statement, Ida, who previously represented Katsina Central in the Senate, holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and a law degree from the University of Abuja. He had also served as Katsina State Commissioner of Finance and a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.

Tinubu also nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner slots at the NPC, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.

Those nominated 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).

In a related development, the president appointed Dr Yusuf Mohammed as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

Tinubu also confirmed Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy.

Bello, who hails from Taraba State, holds degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University. He previously served as a Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.

The presidency said the appointments reflect Tinubu’s confidence in the ability of the appointees to contribute to improving governance and economic management in the country.

However, the nominations for the National Population Commission remain subject to legislative approval.