Tinubu Appoints Olaopa Chairman of 12-member FCSC
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former Federal Permanent Secretary, Professor Tunji Olaopa, as Chairman of the 12-member Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
This is in line with Section 154 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) which empowers the President to appoint Chairmen and members of 14 Federal Executive Bodies of which FCSC is one.
A release issued yesterday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, named the 11 other Nigerians to serve in the FCSC, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate to include Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo – Member (Representing Adamawa, Gombe, and Taraba); Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu – Member (Representing Akwa Ibom and Cross River);
Dr. Chamberlain Nwele – Member (Representing Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu); Mr. Rufus N. Godwins – Member (Representing Rivers, Delta,and Bayelsa) and Dr. Adamu Hussein – Member (Representing Niger and FCT).
Others are Mr. Aminu Nabegu – Member (Representing Jigawa and Kano); Ms. Hindatu Abdullahi – Member (Representing Kaduna and Katsina); Mr. Shehu Aliyu – Member (Representing Kebbi, Sokoto,and Zamfara); Ms. Odekunle Rukiyat Aduke – Member (Representing Kogi and Kwara); Mr. Jide Jimoh – Member (Representing Lagos and Ogun) and Dr. Festus Oyebade – Member (Representing Osun and Oyo).
Upon confirmation, the new FCSC leadership is expected to commence work with effect from November 30, 2023, as tenure of the current Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman and membership will end 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.
