Tinubu Announces Fresh Wave Of Appointments, Including New CAC Chairman And Special Adviser

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a fresh round of appointments, naming Senator Dr Ibrahim Ida as the new Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and confirming Bala Mohammed Bello as his Special Adviser on Political Economy.

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

Ida, who holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and a law degree from the University of Abuja, brings considerable public sector experience to the role. He previously served as Katsina State’s Commissioner of Finance and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service before winning a Senate seat in 2017 to represent Katsina Central.

Bello, a Taraba State indigene, steps into the Special Adviser role with a strong financial background. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and an MBA, both from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His career includes a stint as Executive Director of Corporate Services at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022, before rising to the position of Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Tinubu also nominated seven individuals as Federal Commissioners to represent their states at the National Population Commission (NPC):

Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi – Ekiti State
Nasiru Mu’azu – Zamfara State
Usman Abubakar Tuggar – Bauchi State
Dr Isaka Alada Yahaya – Kwara State
Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda – Katsina State
Suleiman Umar – Jigawa State
Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo – Sokoto State

These nominations, which join other Federal Commissioners already sworn in, are pending confirmation by the National Assembly.

Rounding out the batch of appointments, Dr Yusuf Mohammed of Kano State was named Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

The Presidency noted that Tinubu remains confident in the abilities of all appointees to advance his administration’s goal of improving the lives of ordinary Nigerians.