President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made key appointments to strengthen Nigeria’s public institutions, including the Corporate Affairs Commission and the National Population Commission.

Sen. Dr Ibrahim Ida has been appointed Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Dr Ida, who holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003), previously served as Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service. He was elected to represent Katsina Central in the Senate in 2017.

In addition, the President has nominated seven individuals as Federal Commissioners for the National Population Commission, representing their respective states: 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). These nominations are subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.

Other appointments announced include Dr Yusuf Mohammed of Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, and Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy. Bello, a Taraba State native, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He has served as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank from 2017 to 2022.

President Tinubu expressed confidence that the appointees would leverage their expertise to advance the government’s commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians.