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Federal Character Commission

Promotes equitable distribution of federal public-service positions among the states.

Legal basis

Chairman of the Federal Character Commission

AHAyo Hulayat OmidiranAppointed 2025

What the Constitution says

  • s.153–154

    Section 153 creates the federal commissions, among them INEC, the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Federal Character Commission. The President appoints their chairs and members, subject to Senate confirmation, and can remove them only with the backing of two-thirds of the Senate (s.157).

2026 budget

All ministries

₦6.53 billionunder 0.1% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

  • Salaries ₦5.22 billion
  • Running costs ₦902 million
  • Projects ₦409 million

Source: 2026 Appropriation Act, p.2624

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Senate of Nigeria confirms Federal Character Commission. s.153–154: Section 153 creates the federal commissions, among them INEC, the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Federal Character Commission. The President appoints their chairs and members, subject to Senate confirmation, and can remove them only with the backing of two-thirds of the Senate (s.157).National Assembly oversees Senate of Nigeria. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.People of Nigeria elects National Assembly. s.47–49: The National Assembly is two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives, and voters elect both.President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints Federal Character Commission. s.153–154: Section 153 creates the federal commissions, among them INEC, the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Federal Character Commission. The President appoints their chairs and members, subject to Senate confirmation, and can remove them only with the backing of two-thirds of the Senate (s.157).People of Nigeria elects President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. s.132–134: Voters elect the President every four years. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes cast in two-thirds of the states and the FCT.Olayemi CardosoOla OlukoyedeMusa Adamu AliyuJoash AmupitanHafsat Abubakar BakariAnthony OjukwuMohammed Bello ShehuVacant seatFemi GbajabiamilaHashimu Salihu ArgunguAyo Hulayat OmidiranBashir AbubakarShaakaa Kanyitor ChiraNasir Isa KwarraTunji OlaopaGeorge AkumeAdebowale AdedokunNuhu RibaduAbel Olumuyiwa EnitanNyesom WikeJoseph Olasunkanmi TegbeShuaibu Abubakar AuduDavid UmahiAyodele OlawandeAbubakar Atiku BaguduMuhammad Ali PateMuhammadu Maigari DingyadiAdegboyega OyetolaChristopher Gwabin MusaTaiwo OyedeleMuttaqa Rabe DarmaLateef Olasunkanmi FagbemiKingsley T. UdehFestus KeyamoJumoke OduwoleOlubunmi Tunji-OjoMaruf Tunji AlausaIdi Mukhtar MaihaBola Ahmed TinubuAbubakar KyariBalarabe Abbas LawalMohammed IdrisImaan Sulaiman-IbrahimBosun TijaniIbrahim GaidamOladele Henry AlakeZephaniah Bitrus JisaloSa'idu AlkaliBianca Odumegwu-OjukwuJoseph Terlumun UtsevHannatu Musa MusawaBernard M. DoroAbubakar MomohKudirat Kekere-EkunKudirat Kekere-EkunMonica Dongban-MensemJohn TsohoMainasara Umar KogoJUDICIALLEGISLATIVEEXECUTIVEFECNATIONAL ASSEMBLYPRESIDENCYFEDERAL BODIESMINISTRIESAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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