President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prof Tunji Olaopa as the chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) following the reconstitution of the 12-member leadership team.
According to a statement issued on Friday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity), the president approved the appointment of the new leadership as one of the 14 Federal Executive bodies into which Section 154 of the Nigerian Constitution (1999, Amended) empowers him to appoint its chairman and members.
Others 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),
Their appointment is subject to confirmation by the National Assembly
According to the statement, upon confirmation, the new FCSC leadership is expected to commence work with effect from November 30, 2023, following the expiration of the tenure of the Chairman and membership on November 29, 2023.
“The President anticipates that the new FCSC leadership will competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation, and digitisation 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 said.
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