President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Hon. Nnanna Uzor Kalu as a member of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). The brief ceremony took place at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by the President.

 

Hon. Kalu, who represented Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives during the 5th National Assembly (2003–2007) under the Alliance for Democracy, joins the commission following the earlier swearing-in of the NASC chairman, Dr. Saviour Enyiekere, and 12 other commissioners on May 5.

 

The swearing-in was conducted by the Director of Media in the Office of the President, Mr. Abiodun Oladunjoye.

 

During the FEC meeting, the Council also paid tribute to former Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (rtd), who passed away on May 11, 2025, at the age of 70. Olubolade previously served as the first Military Administrator of Bayelsa State.

 

Attending the meeting were Vice President Kashim Shettima; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Didi Walson-Jack; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Emmason Imabong.

 

Also present were key cabinet members, including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.