President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
According to a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Prof. Tunji Olaopa has been appointed as Chairman of FCSC.
The statement also named members of the Commission appointed by the President.
The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Ngelale said, “As one of fourteen Federal Executive Bodies into which Section 154 of the Nigerian Constitution (1999, Amended) empowers the president to appoint its Chairman and members, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to serve in the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate:
Aside from the chairman Olaopa, the list includes: 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) and Mr. Rufus N. Godwins — Member (Representing Rivers | Delta | Bayelsa)
Others listed are: Dr. Adamu Hussein — Member (Representing Niger | FCT); Mr. Aminu Nabegu — Member (Representing Jigawa | Kano); Ms. Hindatu Abdullahi — Member (Representing Kaduna | Katsina);Mr. Shehu Aliyu — Member (Representing Kebbi | Sokoto | Zamfara) and Ms. Odekunle Rukiyat Aduke — Member (Representing Kogi | Kwara);Mr. Jide Jimoh — Member (Representing Lagos | Ogun) and Dr. Festus Oyebade — Member (Representing Osun | Oyo).
Upon confirmation, the statement said, 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” Ngelale.
