President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prof. Tunji Olaopa as Chairman and 11 other Nigerians as members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a Friday statement.
Also appointed are Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo — Member (Representing Adamawa | Gombe | Taraba); Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu — Member (Representing Akwa Ibom | Cross River); Dr. Chamberlain Nwele — Member (Representing Anambra | Ebonyi | Enugu); Mr. Rufus N. Godwins — Member (Representing Rivers | Delta | Bayelsa); Dr. Adamu Hussein — Member (Representing Niger | FCT); and Mr. Aminu Nabegu — Member (Representing Jigawa | Kano).
Others are Ms. Hindatu Abdullahi — Member (Representing Kaduna | Katsina); Mr. Shehu Aliyu — Member (Representing Kebbi | Sokoto | Zamfara); Ms. Odekunle Rukiyat Aduke — Member (Representing Kogi | Kwara); Mr. Jide Jimoh — Member (Representing Lagos | Ogun); and Dr. Festus Oyebade — Member (Representing Osun | Oyo).
Ngelale noted that the FCSC is one of the 15 Federal Executive Bodies into which Section 154 of the Nigerian Constitution (1999, Amended) empowers the president to appoint its Chairman and members.
He added that the appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
“Upon confirmation, the new FCSC leadership is expected to commence work with effect from November 30, 2023, following the expiration of tenure of the current Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman and membership on November 29, 2023.
“The President anticipates that the new FCSC leadership will competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation, and digitization of the Federal Bureaucracy to enable, and not stifle, growth and enhanced private sector participation in the development of the Nigerian economy, in full adherence to the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration,” the statement read in part.