The National Assembly has announced the appointment of Chief Commissioner and Commissioners for the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in accordance with section 2(1) of the PCC Establishment Act.
In a statement signed by Dr. Barde Umoru on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambawal, Alhaji Bashir Abubakar from Kaduna State was named the new Chief Commissioner for the Commission.
The newly appointed Commissioners are as follows: Mr. Ubong Uwah (Akwa Ibom), Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata (Kano), Prince Olayisade Akintade Charles (Ekiti), Abatcha Maaji (Borno), Falola Olanrewaju Jimoh (Kwara), Dr. Achi Ezeora Christian (Ebonyi), and James Ogaba Oche (Benue).
Additional appointees include Barr. Edith Okoli (Enugu), Adekunle Alao (Osun), Barde Usman Shehu (Jigawa), Maryam Dalhatu Abdulmalik (Adamawa), Barr. Ronke Binawari (Bayelsa), Dr. Owa E. Owa (Cross River), Mathew Uduaghan (Delta), Bashir M. Isah (Katsina), Sama’il Salihu Bui (Kebbi), Mirakinyo Akinuye (Ogun), Hon. Nuhu Sabo (Taraba), and Hassan Garba Katuzu (Yobe).
Other appointees include Sani Akilu Idris (Kaduna), Madukwe E.E. (Abia), Austin Aigbavboa (Edo), Bose Mohammed Bashir (Gombe), Oladeinde Abolarin (Kogi), Olataun Rashidat Yusuf (Oyo), Ernest Chima (Rivers), Baba Ibrahim Mohammed (Bauchi), and Mallam Mohammed Galandanci (Sokoto).
The final group of Commissioners includes Muoka Emmanuel Okechukwu (Anambra), Musa Dikko (FCT), Mike Uzodimma (Imo), Odunewu Hafeez Adekunle (Lagos), Hon. Kehinde Adeyemi Oni (Ondo), Abbas Garba (Plateau), Amb. Hamidu Ibrahim (Zamfara), Mustapha Saidu Mahmud (Nasarawa), and Abdulrahman Mohammed (Niger).
The statement also mentioned that the inauguration date for the newly appointed PCC Chief Commissioner and Commissioners will be announced soon.
Dr. Ukaegbu will continue in his role as the Federal Commissioner representing Abia, following the completion of his first term.
