President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Senator Ibrahim Ida as chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as well as the nomination of seven others for the vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC).
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, announced the development in a statement seen by Legit.ng on Monday, March 30.
According to the statement, Ida holds a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003).
He had served as the commissioner for finance in Katsina state and a one-term permanent secretary of the Federal Civil Service before he was elected in 2017 to represent the people of Kaduna Central senatorial district in the national assembly.
List of new NPC commissioners
Aside from Ida’s appointment, the NPC commissioner nominees are listed below:
Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi – Ekiti State
Nasiru Mu’azu – Zamfara State
Usman Abubakar Tuggar – Bauchi State
Dr. Isaka Alada Yahaya – Kwara State
Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda – Katsina State
Suleiman Umar – Jigawa State
Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo – Sokoto State
This is coming amid the resignation of some cabinet members ahead of the 2027 general elections. Those who have resigned included Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who resigned to pursue his governorship ambition in Bauchi State.
The resignation followed the president’s directive that all political appointees seeking elective positions in the 2027 general election should resign on or before March 31, as stated in Nigeria’s electoral law.
