President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Prof Tunji Olaopa as the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and okayed new board for the commission in line with section 154 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which empowers him to make the appointments.
The spokesman to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this in a statement made available to TheIdeal News on Friday.
But Ngelale added that the new appointments are subject to the Senate’s confirmation.
The new appointments are as follows:
(1) Prof. Tunji Olaopa — Chairman
(2) Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo — Member (Representing Adamawa | Gombe | Taraba)
(3) Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu — Member (Representing Akwa Ibom | Cross River)
(4) Dr. Chamberlain Nwele — Member (Representing Anambra | Ebonyi | Enugu)
(5) Mr. Rufus N. Godwins — Member (Representing Rivers | Delta | Bayelsa)
(6) Dr. Adamu Hussein — Member (Representing Niger | FCT)
(7) Mr. Aminu Nabegu — Member (Representing Jigawa | Kano)
(8) Ms. Hindatu Abdullahi — Member (Representing Kaduna | Katsina)
(9) Mr. Shehu Aliyu — Member (Representing Kebbi | Sokoto | Zamfara)
(10) Ms. Odekunle Rukiyat Aduke — Member (Representing Kogi | Kwara)
(11) Mr. Jide Jimoh — Member (Representing Lagos | Ogun)
(12) Dr. Festus Oyebade — Member (Representing Osun | Oyo)
The statement reads in part, “Upon confirmation, the new FCSC leadership is expected to commence work with effect from November 30, 2023, following the expiration of tenure of the current Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman and membership on November 29, 2023.
“The President anticipates that the new FCSC leadership will competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation, and digitization of the Federal Bureaucracy to enable, and not stifle, growth and enhanced private sector participation in the development of the Nigerian economy, in full adherence to the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.”
