President Bola Tinubu has sworn in seventeen Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). This took place before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the council chamber of the State House in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital
The new commissioners are Emmanuel Eke (Abia), Chidi Ezeoke (Anambra), Alex Ukam (Cross River), Blessyn Brume-Maguha (Delta), and Jeremiah Nwankwegu (Ebonyi).
Others include Sa’adatu Garba (Kaduna), Aminu Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Mary Afan(Plateau), and Ogiri Henry (Rivers).
Those returned are Isa Buratai (Borno), Tony Alyejina (Edo), Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu), Abubakar Damburam (Gombe), Uba Nnabue (Imo), and Sani Sale (Taraba)
Some federal government officials present at the ceremony included Vice President Kashim Shettima; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, and ministers.
Recall that President Tinubu had forwarded 19 nominees to the senate for screening and confirmation, yet only 17 were present for the process and subsequently screened and confirmed.