From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu swore in two permanent secretaries, Dr Mukthar Madori and Rafiu Adelana, alongside the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Chairman, Saviour Enyiekere, and 12 commissioners on Monday, May 5, at 2:12 pm in the State House Council Chamber, Abuja, before the 25th Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio witnessed the ceremony.
Enyiekere, an environmental specialist and former deputy chief of staff to the Senate President, begins a five-year renewable term. The commissioners, also serving five-year renewable terms, represent Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones: Suleiman Hunkuyi and Yusuf Tabuka (Northwest), Aminu Malle and Lawan Mahmud (Northeast), Mark Tersoo and Salihu Balogun (Northcentral), Taiwo Olukemi Oluga and Afeez Ipeza-Balogun (Southwest), Nnanna Kalu and Festus Odii (Southeast), and Patrick Giwa and Mary Ekpenyong (South-South).
The FEC observed a minute’s silence for former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dubem Onyia, who died on March 10, 2025, aged 73.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu attended the subsequent FEC meeting.