Tinubu Approves 20 NPC Commissioners Appointment

Nine incumbents have been nominated for a second term in office, while President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to be federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC).

The announcement of their appointment came from presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale yesterday.

The commissioners are Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke (Abia), Dr. Clifford Zirra (Adamawa), who is reappointed; Chidi Christopher Ezeoke (Anambra – Reappointed), Barr. Isa Audu Buratai (Borno- Reappointed) and Bishop Alex Ukam (Cross River).

Others are Brume-Ataguba (Delta), Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu (Ebonyi), Tony Aiyejina (Edo-Reappointed), Ejike Ezeh (Enugu – Reappointed).

There are also Abubakar Damburam (Gombe – Reappointed), Uba Nnabue (Imo – Reappointed), Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba (Kaduna), Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa (Kano), Yori Afolabi (Kogi), Olakunle Sobukola (Ogun), Temitayo Oluseye Oluwatuyi (Ondo).

Also on the list are Mudashiru Hussain (Osun -Reappointed), Mary Ishaya Afan (Plateau), Ogiri Itotenaan Henry (Rivers) and Saany Sale (Taraba -Reappointed).

The president gave them instructions to carry out every action his administration had taken to generate and appropriately utilize accurate demographic statistics so that long-term solutions to Nigeria’s sociopolitical and economic problems could be devised and carried out.