PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Sen. Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and nominated seven persons as Federal Commissioners.
The nominations are to fill vacant positions at the National Population Commission (NPC), subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.
This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Monday in Abuja.
Ida holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003).
Before his election to the Senate in 2017 to represent Katsina Central, he served as Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State and Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
The nominees as Federal Commissioners to represent their respective states in the NPC include Kolawole Alabi (Ekiti) and Nasiru Mu’azu (Zamfara).
Others are Usman Tuggar (Bauchi), Dr Isaka Yahaya (Kwara), Prof. Sadiq Radda (Katsina), Suleiman Umar (Jigawa) and Hon. Chiso Dattijo (Sokoto).
The appointments, which complement other Federal Commissioners already sworn in, are subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.
The president also appointed Dr Yusuf Mohammed as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, in Gombe.
In a related development, Tinubu confirmed the appointment of Bala Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy.
Bello, from Taraba, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Before his appointment, he served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank from 2017 to 2022.
Tinubu expressed confidence in the capacity of the appointees to contribute meaningfully to governance and improve the welfare of Nigerians. (NAN)
