President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and House of Representatives, Honourable Abdur Raheem Olajide Jimoh as a member of the Federal Civil Service Commission.
According to statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Honourable Jimoh will represent Lagos and Ogun States in the Commission.
President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Professor Tunji Olaopa as the Chairman of the Commission.
Other members of the Commission appointed by the President apart from Olaopa and Jide Jimoh are: Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo, Member representing Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba states; Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu, Member representing Akwa Ibom and Cross River states; Dr. Chamberlain Nwele, Member representing Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states; Mr. Rufus N. Godwins, Member representing Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa states;
Dr. Adamu Hussein, Member representing Niger state and Federal Capital Territory (FCT);
Mr. Aminu Nabegu, Member representing Jigawa and Kano states; Ms. Hindatu Abdullahi, Member representing Kaduna and Katsina states; Mr. Shehu Aliyu, Member representing Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states; Ms. Odekunle Rukiyat Aduke, Member representing Kogi and Kwara states; and Dr. Festus Oyebade, Member representing Osun and Oyo states.
All appointments are subjected to the screening and approval of the Senate.
Upon confirmation, the new FCSC leadership is expected to commence work with effect from November 30, 2023, following the expiration of tenure of the current Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman and membership on November 29, 2023.
The President anticipates that the new FCSC leadership will competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation, and digitization of the Federal Bureaucracy to enable, and not stifle, growth and enhanced private sector participation in the development of the Nigerian economy, in full adherence to the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.
