Tinubu appoints Ibrahim Ida CAC chairman, nominates seven NPC commissioners

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ibrahim Ida, an ex-senator as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and nominated seven commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC).

The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy.

He noted that Ida brings extensive experience in public administration and finance to the role.

It reads, “Ida holds an MSc in Banking & Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003).”

Before being elected to the Senate in 2017 to represent Katsina Central, he served as the Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State and as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Civil Service.

Tinubu also nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions in the National Population Commission, subject to confirmation by the national assembly.

Those nominated 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), and Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto).

The presidency expressed confidence in the capacity of the new appointees to contribute meaningfully to the administration’s agenda.

“President Tinubu strongly believes in the capacities of the appointees to put in their best to further the administration’s commitment to a better lease of life for Nigerians,” the statement added.