Just In: Tinubu Appoints Ex-Oluyole LG Chairman, Aleshinloye, FCC Commissioner

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye as the Federal Commissioner representing Oyo State at the Federal Character Commission (FCC).

Aleshinloye, a former chairman of Oluyole Local Government and former Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Oyo State, and current deputy president of NALGON Emeritus, is a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu renewed the appointments of Lawal Ya’u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu, and Eludayo Eluyemi — representing Jigawa, Kebbi, and Osun States respectively — for a second term.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission for a second five-year term.

“President Tinubu also appointed Mohammed Musa as the Commission’s secretary while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun as commissioner.

“Oladele, a former House of Representatives member, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024. He served as the commission’s acting chairman following the expiration of Dankaka’s first-term tenure,” he added.

The newly appointed Commissioners include 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), and Ederin Lovette Idisi (Delta).

Others are 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), and Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara).

The Federal Character Commission is responsible for ensuring equitable distribution of posts in the public service and promoting national unity by fostering fairness and inclusion across the country’s federating units