Tinubu names Ibrahim Ida as CAC Chairman, confirms seven new NPC Commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has named former senator Ibrahim Ida as the new Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission, the presidency announced on Monday.

The announcement was made through 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 an LLB from the University of Abuja, brings extensive experience in public administration and finance. He previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service before representing Katsina Central in the Senate in 2017.

In addition to Ida’s appointment, President Tinubu nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission, pending confirmation by the National Assembly. The nominees include:

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)

Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto)

Separately, the President appointed Dr Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo. Bala Bello was also confirmed as Special Adviser on Political Economy. Bello, from Taraba State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and previously served as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank.

The presidency expressed confidence in the new appointees, emphasizing that their expertise will contribute to advancing the administration’s agenda and improving the welfare of Nigerians.

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