Tinubu names Ibrahim Ida CAC chairman, picks seven for NPC roles

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of former senator Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), while also nominating seven individuals as commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC).

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

According to the statement, Ida’s background in governance and finance positions him well for the role.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Sen. Dr Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission and nominated seven people to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission.

“Ida holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and an LLB from the University of Abuja,” the statement said.

Ida, who represented Katsina Central in the Senate after his election in 2017, previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and later rose to the position of Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.

In addition to Ida’s appointment, the President forwarded the names of seven nominees to fill existing vacancies at the NPC, pending confirmation by the National Assembly. Those nominated are Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi (Ekiti), Nasiru Mu’azu (Zamfara), Usman Abubakar Tuggar (Bauchi), Dr Isaka Alada Yahaya (Kwara), Prof Sadiq Isah Radda (Katsina), Suleiman Umar (Jigawa), and Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto).

Onanuga explained that the move is aimed at strengthening the commission’s operations by complementing the work of current federal commissioners already in office.

In a related development, the President also appointed Dr Yusuf Mohammed from Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

Furthermore, Tinubu confirmed Bala Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy. Bello, an indigene of Taraba State, holds degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University and has held key financial roles, including Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.

The presidency expressed optimism that the new appointees will play vital roles in advancing the administration’s development agenda.

“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 added.