President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rinsola Abiola as the director-general (DG) of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC).
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, on Monday.
“Ms. Abiola, an expert in strategic communication and government relations, previously served as Senior Special Assistant to the President,” the statement reads.
In addition, President Tinubu appointed Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’oji as Senior Special Assistant on Citizenship and Leadership.
“Mr. Ja’oji, who had served as Special Adviser on Mobilisation to the Governor of Kano State and a member of the Governing Council of Coordinated Arewa Youth Groups, is an advocate of women and youth empowerment and development.”
In another statement issued by Onanuga, the President has approved the reappointment of Dr Muheeba Dankaka as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission for a second five-year term.
The president also appointed Mohammed Musa as the commission’s secretary, while retaining Kayode Oladele from Ogun State as commissioner.
Oladele, a former House of Representatives member, was appointed by President Tinubu in 2024 as the commission’s acting chairman following the expiration of Dankaka’s first-term tenure.
The president renewed the appointment of Lawal Ya’u Roni, Abubakar Atiku Bunu and Eludayo Eluyemi, representing Jigawa, Kebbi and Osun States, for a second term.
The newly-appointed commissioners include Hon. Obina Oriaku, Abia; Mrs. Bema Olvadi Madayi, Adamawa; Obongawan Dora Ebong, Akwa – Ibom; Hon. Nnoli Nkechi Gloria, Anambra; Babangida Adamu Gwana, Bauchi; Sir Tonye Okio, Bayelsa; Aligba Eugene Tarkende, Benue; Modu Mustapha, Borno; Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo, Cross River; Ederin Lovette Idisi, Delta; Nwokpor Vincent Nduka, Ebonyi; Hon. Victor Sabor Edoror, Edo; Hon. Sola Fokanle, Ekiti; Peter Eze, Enugu; Ibrahim Baba Mairiga, Gombe and Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, Imo.
Other commissioners are Ruth Jumai Ango, Kaduna; Muhammad Awwal Nayya, Kano; Hon. Anas Isah, Katsina; Bello Idris Eneye, Kogi; Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Kwara; Alhaji Isah Jibrin, Niger; Comrade Ajimudu Bola, Ondo; Prince Ayodeji Abas Aleshinloye, Oyo; Hon. Pam Bolman, Plateau; Aaron Chukwuemeka, Rivers; Alhaji Aminu Tambar, Sokoto; Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, Taraba; Hon. Jibir Maigari, Yobe; Sani Garba, Zamfara and Solomon Ayuba Dagami, FCT.
