ASHENEWS reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to serve in the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President in media and publicity.
“Those appointed are:
(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. Godwin, 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)
“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.”