Tinubu Appoints 20 Federal Commissioners For National Population Commission

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 

Tinubu Names Twenty Federal Commissioners to Serve on the National Population Commission

President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of twenty (20) Nigerians to serve as Federal Commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC), while Nine incumbent Federal Commissioners are being nominated for a second term in office.

The following commissioners were named in a statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity:

1. Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke - Abia

2. Dr. Clifford Zirra - Adamawa - Reappointed

3. Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke - Anambra - Reappointed

4. Barr. Isa Audu Buratai - Borno - Reappointed

5. Bishop Alex Ukam - Cross River

6. Ms. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba - Delta

7. Dr. Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu - Ebonyi

8. Dr. Tony Aiye jina - Edo - Reappointed

9. Mr. Ejike Ezeh - Enugu - Reappointed

10. Mr. Abubakar Damburam - Gombe- Reappointed

11. Prof. Uba Nnabue - Imo - Reappointed

12. Ms. Sa'adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba-Kaduna

13. Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa - Kano

14.  Hon. Yori Afolabi - Kogi

15. Hon. Olakunle Sobukola - Ogun

16. Hon. Temitayo Oluseye Oluwatuyi- Ondo

17. Sen. Mudashiru Hussain - Osun - Reappointed

18. Ms. Mary Ishaya Afan - Plateau

19. Mr. Ogiri Itotenaan Henry - Rivers

20. Mr. Saany Sale - Taraba - Reappointed

The statement said, "The President charges the new and returning NPC Federal Commissioners to successfully implement all measures taken by his administration to produce and effectively appropriate accurate population data with which lasting solutions to Nigeria's socio-political and economic challenges can be conclusively developed and executed."