President Bola Tinubu has appointed former senator, Ibrahim Ida, as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission.
The announcement was made on Monday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Ida brings a wealth of experience in public administration and finance to his new role. He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and a law degree from the University of Abuja.
Before his election to the Senate in 2017, where he represented Katsina Central, Ida served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and later as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
In addition, President Tinubu has nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.
The nominees are: 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)
The presidency noted that the appointments are intended to strengthen the commission’s operations alongside existing members.
In a related development, the President also approved the appointment of Yusuf Mohammed as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.
He further confirmed Bala Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy. Bello, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, previously served as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.
The presidency expressed confidence that the new appointees would contribute effectively to the administration’s agenda and help drive policies aimed at improving the welfare of Nigerians.
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