January 22, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in Hulayat Omidiran as Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), alongside 37 commissioners representing the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, at the State House, Abuja.
Mohammed Musa was also sworn in as Secretary of the Commission.
The commissioners inaugurated include 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), Babangida Gwana (Bauchi), Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Idisi (Delta), and Solomon Dagami (FCT), among others.
The ceremony, held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, was attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Temitope Fashedemi; and the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr John Ezeamama.
Omidiran, 59, succeeds Dr Muheeba Dankaka. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives, she represented Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency of Osun State between 2011 and 2019. An indigene of Ikire, Osun State, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and brings to the office broad experience in legislative work and sports administration.
President Tinubu appointed Omidiran on August 11, 2025, in a dramatic reversal after the Presidency had earlier announced the reappointment of Dankaka for a second five-year term. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on November 27, 2025, following security screening and her appearance before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs on October 30.
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