Abuja, Jan. 22, 2026 – President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the Chairman and the 37 Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission.
They were sworn in at the State House on Thursday.
The new FCC Chairman, Hulayat Omidiran, who is succeeding Muheeba Dankaka, was a former member of the House of Representatives for two terms between 2011 to 2019,
She is also the founder of Omidiran Babes Football Club, a female football club in Osogbo, Osun State.
Omidiran, who hails from Ikire in Osun State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Mohammed Musa was also sworn in as Secretary of the commission.
Other commissioners are Peter Eze (Enugu), AbdulWasiu Bawalla (Lagos), Obinna Oriaku (Abia), Lawal Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), Bema Madayi (Adamawa), Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Nnoli Gloria (Anambra) and Babangida Gwana (Bauchi).
Others are Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Idisi (Delta), Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe), Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo) and Ruth Ango (Kaduna).
The rest are Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Kayode Oladele (Ogun), Isah Jibrin (Niger), Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye (Oyo), Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Bobboi Kaigama (Taraba), Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Dagami (FCT).
Their appointment was confirmed by the Senate on Nov. 27, 2025,
