President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday swore in the Chairman and 37 Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The ceremony, held at the Council Chambers of the State House, marked the formal inauguration of Hulayat Omidiran as Chairman of the Commission, alongside commissioners representing the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Omidiran, 59, succeeds Dr. Muheeba Dankaka. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives, she represented the Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency of Osun State from 2011 to 2019. An indigene of Ikire, Osun State, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
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She brings to office extensive experience in legislative work and sports administration. Omidiran previously served as Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Sports and held several positions in football administration, including membership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Board, Chairperson of the NFF Women’s Football Committee, membership of the FIFA Women’s Football Committee, and service on the Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Olympic Committee. She is also the founder of Omidiran Babes Football Club, a female football team established in Osogbo, Osun State, in 1997.
Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on November 27, 2025, following security screening and her appearance before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs on October 30.
Also sworn in was Mohammed Musa as Secretary of the Commission.
The commissioners inaugurated include representatives from all states and the FCT, among them Peter Eze (Enugu), AbdulWasiu Bawalla (Lagos), Obinna Oriaku (Abia), Lawal Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), Bema Madayi (Adamawa), Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Nnoli Gloria (Anambra), Babangida Gwana (Bauchi), Sir Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Idisi (Delta), and Solomon Dagami (FCT), among others.
After the swearing-in ceremony, President Tinubu congratulated the new chairman and commissioners and exchanged handshakes with them.
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