President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the National Assembly Service Commission for a five (5) year renewable term; Dr. Saviour Enyiekere is appointed chairman.
Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy made the appointments known in a statement made available in Abuja on Thursday.
According to the statement, Dr Saviour Enyiekere was the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate president until his recent appointment as the chairman of the commission.
The statement also noted that the President also approved the appointment of two (2) commission members from each of the six geopolitical zones.
The statement added, “Like the chairperson, members of the Commission shall hold office for a renewable term of five years.”
The 12 members are:
NORTH WEST:
a) Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi
(b) Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf Tabuka
NORTH EAST
(c) Aminu Ibrahim Malle
(d) Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud
NORTH CENTRAL
e) Mark Hanmation Tersoo
(f) Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun
SOUTH WEST
(g) Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga
(h) Hon. Afeez Ipeza-Balogun
SOUTH EAST
(i) Hon. Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu
(j) Festus Ifesinachi Odii
SOUTH SOUTH
(k) Patrick A. Giway
(l) Mrs. Mary Ekpenyong