From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Peter Ogbonna Eze as the Federal Character Commission (FCC) Commissioner representing Enugu State, alongside the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Ayo Hulayat Omidiran from Osun State, and 36 other commissioners.
The brief final swearing-in ceremony was held on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, where the President formally inaugurated members of the Commission and charged them to live up to the expectations of Nigerians by discharging their duties with integrity, fairness and a strong sense of national responsibility.
The event was witnessed by members of the Federal Executive Council, senior government officials and other dignitaries.
Eze, an economist and public administrator from Aji in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, was confirmed by the Senate on November 27, 2025.
His confirmation followed his appointment by President Tinubu, which was earlier announced on August 1, 2025 by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, alongside 36 other commissioners representing states across the federation.
Other commissioners inaugurated include Lawal Ya’u Roni (Jigawa), Abubakar Atiku Bunu (Kebbi), Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), Abdulwasiu Kayode Bawalla (Lagos), Obinna Oriaku (Abia), and Bema Olvadi Madayi (Adamawa).
Also sworn in were Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom), Nnoli Nkechi Gloria (Anambra), Babangida Adamu Gwana (Bauchi), Tonye Okio (Bayelsa), Aligba Eugene Tarkende (Benue), Modu Mustapha (Borno), Dr. Stella Odey Ekpo (Cross River), Ederin Lovette Idisi (Delta), Nwokpor Vincent Nduka (Ebonyi), Victor Sabor Edoror (Edo), Sola Fokanle (Ekiti), and Ibrahim Baba Mairiga (Gombe).
Others include Jerry Alagbaoso (Imo), Ruth Jumai Ango (Kaduna), Muhammad Awwal Nayya (Kano), Anas Isah (Katsina), Bello Idris Eneye (Kogi), Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi (Kwara), Isah Jibrin (Niger), Comrade Ajimudu Bola (Ondo), Prince Ayodeji Aleshinloye (Oyo), Pam Bolman (Plateau), Aaron Chukwuemeka (Rivers), Aminu Tambar (Sokoto), Bobboi Bala Kaigama (Taraba), Jibir Maigari (Yobe), Sani Garba (Zamfara), and Solomon Ayuba Dagami (FCT).
Chairman of the Senate Committee that screened the nominees, Senator Onyesoh Onyesoh, said the committee received no petitions or adverse security reports against any of the nominees.
According to him, “The nominees demonstrated capacity, expertise and a strong understanding of the Federal Character Commission’s mandate. Their appointments will strengthen the Commission’s ability to review outdated statutes and harmonise them with current realities.”
Onyesoh expressed confidence that with Omidiran as Chairman and technocrats like Eze on the board, the FCC is well positioned to drive long-awaited institutional reforms and enhance oversight of federal appointments and equitable distribution of resources.
