A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musilu Obanikoro, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the appointment of members of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).
He said the appointments reflected the administration’s commitment to equity, fairness, inclusivity, and fidelity to the actualisation of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
President Tinubu has named Mrs. Ayo Omidiran, a former House of Representatives member from Osun State, as Chairman of the commission.
He also renewed the appointments of Eludayo Eluyemi (Osun), Abdulwasiu Bawalla (Lagos), and Kayode Oladele (Ogun).
Other commissioners from the Southwest are: Sola Fakanle (Ekiti), Bola Ajimuda (Ondo), and Ayodeji Aleshinloye (Oyo).
In a statement yesterday, Obanikoro noted that President Tinubu considered the criteria of merit, competence, capability, efficiency, spread and balance, patriotism and loyalty to the nation in the recomposition of the FCC leadership.
The former minister said the reappointment of the FCC commissioners underscored the significance of their performance, recognition of their track records, and acknowledgment of their contributions to the fulfilment of the vision, mission, and mandate of the commission.
Obanikoro said: “I applaud the President for selecting from the Southwest competent, resourceful, and patriotic Nigerians who are equipped with the experience, skills, endowment, and intellectual wherewithal to tackle the challenge imposed by the discharge of the statutory objectives of the commission, based on national interest.
“I am confident, judging by their antecedents in the political life and public service, that they will predictably live to expectation and assist in driving the reforms critical to the consolidation of national unity, harmony, and oneness.”
