President Bola Tinubu has sworn in two additional commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC). The ceremony was held at the council chamber of the presidential villa on Monday, May 13, 2024. Fasuwa Johnson from Ogun state and Amidu Raheem from Osun were sworn in just before the commencement of the fifth Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of 2024. This comes weeks after 17 of their colleagues took the oath of office in March.
The ceremony was attended by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan; and most of the other members of the Council.
Before going into closed doors, the FEC observed a minute’s silence in honour of two former ministers; one-time minister of education, Professor Fabian Osuji, and former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.
Osuji, who died at the age of 82 in February, served as minister of education during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, where he played a key role in initiating policies that impacted positively the sector.
Onu, who died at the age of 72, was appointed Minister of Science and Technology during the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
