In a major shake-up of federal agencies, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator Ibrahim Ida as the new Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The President also moved to fill critical vacancies within the National Population Commission (NPC) and confirmed a new Special Adviser to oversee Political Economy.
The announcements were made in a State House press release issued on Monday, March 30, 2026, by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Senator Ibrahim Ida, a seasoned technocrat and lawmaker, takes the helm of the CAC with a background in both finance and law. Ida previously served as the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Civil Service and the Commissioner of Finance for Katsina State before representing Katsina Central in the Senate.
In a bid to strengthen the National Population Commission, the President nominated seven individuals to serve as Federal Commissioners.
The seven people nominated as Federal Commissioners to represent their respective states in the National Population Commission are:
1. Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi – Ekiti State
2. Nasiru Mu’azu – Zamfara State
3. Usman Abubakar Tuggar – Bauchi State
4. Dr Isaka Alada Yahaya – Kwara State
5. Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda – Katsina State
6. Suleiman Umar – Jigawa State
7. Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo – Sokoto State
President Tinubu also confirmed Bala Mohammed Bello as his Special Adviser on Political Economy.
Bello, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former Executive Director at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), is expected to bring significant fiscal and monetary expertise to the Presidency. He holds an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Additionally, Dr. Yusuf Mohammed of Kano State has been appointed as the Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo.
According to the statement, President Tinubu expressed “strong belief” in the capacities of the new appointees. The President emphasized that these selections are central to the administration’s commitment to improving the quality of life for all Nigerians through enhanced institutional efficiency.
