President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ibrahim Ida as the Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC).

 

 

The appointments were disclosed in a statement on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

 

According to the statement, “the nominations for the National Population Commission are subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.”

 

 

Ibrahim Ida, who hails from Katsina State, holds a master’s degree in banking and finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Abuja (2003).

 

He previously served as the Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service before his election to the Senate in 2017 to represent Katsina Central.

 

In addition, President Tinubu also appointed Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

 

The president further confirmed the appointment of Bala Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy.

 

Bello, a resident of Kebbi State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

 

Before this appointment, he served as a deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

He also worked as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.

 

The presidency expressed confidence in the capacity of the newly appointed officials to contribute meaningfully to the administration’s objectives.

 

“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 said.