President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has administered the Oath of Office to eight Federal Commissioners appointed to the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Population Commission (NPC), reaffirming his administration’s commitment to strengthening key institutions of governance.
The swearing-in ceremony, held on Monday, saw two commissioners appointed to the RMAFC and six commissioners inaugurated into the NPC.
The newly sworn-in RMAFC commissioners are Hajiya Amina Ibrahim Gamawa and Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, while the new NPC commissioners are Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi, Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda, Suleiman Umar, Dr. Isiaka Alada Yahaya, and Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo.
The appointments bring together professionals with decades of experience spanning law, public administration, academia, diplomacy, security, urban planning, information technology, and governance.
Hajiya Amina Ibrahim Gamawa, from Bauchi State, is a legal practitioner and journalist who has served in several federal institutions, including the National Assembly, Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, and the National Youth Service Corps. She also played a key role in establishing Nigeria’s National Blood Transfusion Service.
Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, an indigene of Kaduna State, is a seasoned administrator with extensive experience in pilgrimage management. He previously served as Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Federal Commissioner at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and later as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission.
Among the newly inaugurated NPC commissioners, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, a former Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, is recognised for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic as Chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Task Force.
Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi, from Ekiti State, is an information systems and supply chain management expert with over 25 years of professional experience. Before his appointment, he served as Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services, at the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
Prof. Sadiq Isah Radda, a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Bayero University, Kano, has also served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) and was a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC).
Suleiman Umar, a retired Deputy Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, brings decades of experience in intelligence, investigation, enforcement, and public administration to the commission.
Dr. Isiaka Alada Yahaya, who rose through the ranks of the National Population Commission from Public Affairs Officer to Director of Public Affairs, also joins the commission, bringing over three decades of institutional experience.
Also sworn in was Chiso Abdullahi Dattijo, a former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and an experienced public administrator who has served in several strategic ministries at both the federal and state levels. President Tinubu reappointed him for a second term as Federal Commissioner.
The appointments are expected to strengthen the operations of both commissions as they carry out their constitutional responsibilities in revenue allocation, fiscal administration, demographic planning, and national development.
