Big Shake-Up: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Appoints New CAC Chairman, Names Bala Mohammed Special Adviser, Nominates 7 Others

The President also nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC).

This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Dr. Ida holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan (1983) and an LLB from the University of Abuja (2003). He previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service before representing Katsina Central in the Senate in 2017.

The nominees for the National Population Commission include:

• 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

These appointments, which complement existing Federal Commissioners, are subject to confirmation by the National Assembly.

Additionally, President Tinubu appointed Dr. Yusuf Mohammed of Kano State as Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.

He also approved the appointment of Bala Mohammed Bello as Special Adviser on Political Economy. Bello, who hails from Taraba State, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He previously served as a Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and as Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.

The statement noted that the President expressed confidence in the ability of the appointees to contribute meaningfully to his administration’s goal of improving the lives of Nigerians.