RismadarVoice Reporters April 3, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former senator Ibrahim Ida as the new Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the presidency announced on Monday.
The announcement, made by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, highlighted Ida’s extensive experience in public administration and finance.
Ida, who represented Katsina Central in the Senate from 2017, previously served as Commissioner of Finance in Katsina State and later as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
He holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of Ibadan and an LLB from the University of Abuja.
In addition to the CAC appointment, President Tinubu nominated seven individuals to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC), pending confirmation by the National Assembly.
The nominees are: Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi (Ekiti), Nasiru Mu’azu (Zamfara), Usman Abubakar Tuggar (Bauchi), Dr. Isaka Alada Yahaya (Kwara), Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda (Katsina), Suleiman Umar (Jigawa), and Hon. Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo (Sokoto).
Onanuga stated that these nominations are intended to complement existing federal commissioners already serving at the NPC.
Separately, Dr. Yusuf Mohammed of Kano State has been appointed Chairman of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, while Bala Bello from Kebbi State was confirmed as Special Adviser on Political Economy.
Bello holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and previously served as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria and Executive Director (Corporate Services) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank between 2017 and 2022.
The presidency expressed confidence that the appointees would contribute meaningfully to the administration’s agenda.
“President Tinubu strongly believes in the capacities of the appointees to put in their best to further the administration’s commitment to a better lease of life for Nigerians,” the statement read.
