President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 persons to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC) with nine current Federal Commissioners being appointed to a second term in office.
A statement issued on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) gave the names of the appointees as Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke (Abia), Dr. Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), who is reappointed; Mr Chidi Christopher Ezeoke (Anambra — reappointed), Barr. Isa Audu Buratai (Borno — reappointed), Bishop Alex Ukam (Cross River) and Ms Blessyn Brume-Ataguba (Delta).
Also on the list are Dr Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), Dr Tony Aiyejina (Edo – reappointed), Mr Ejike Ezeh (Enugu — reappointed), Mr Abubakar Damburam (Gombe — reappointed), Prof. Uba Nnabue (Imo — reappointed), Ms Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba (Kaduna) and Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa (Kano).
The rest are Hon. Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Hon. Olakunle Sobukola (Ogun), Hon. Temitayo Oluseye Oluwatuyi (Ondo), Sen. Mudashiru Hussain (Osun — reappointed), Ms Mary Ishaya Afan (Plateau), Mr Ogiri Itotenaan Henry (Rivers) and Mr Saany Sale (Taraba — reappointed).
According to the statement, President Tinubu charged the new and returning NPC Federal Commissioners to successfully implement all measures taken by his administration to produce and effectively appropriate accurate population data with which lasting solutions to Nigeria’s socio-political and economic challenges can be conclusively developed and executed.
SSA on disability matters appointment
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Abba Isa to serve as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Disability Matters.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), the appointment came in the president’s determination to ensure that every segment of society is sufficiently catered to within the ambit of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.
The statement informed that Isa is a distinguished champion of persons with disabilities with over a decade of experience in local and international advocacy on matters concerning persons with disabilities.
The new presidential aide is a graduate of Public Administration with honours from the University of Maiduguri and Masters in Public Administration at the same institution in 2017.
President Tinubu tasked the new appointee to proactively create avenues of opportunity for inclusion through the inculcation of PWD requirements and perspectives in the policies and programmes of all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government while working closely with sub-national authorities to build a national consensus on PWD-friendly policy and environmental conditions in collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD).
