The Federal Government has appointed a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kayode Oladle, as an interim president of the Federal Commission of character (FCC).
The development reaches the end of the controversial mandate of the former substantive president of the Commission, Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, on June 1.
OLADELE, former president of the Financial Crimes Committee of the House of Representatives, supervised the Commission of Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) from 2015 to 2019, while representing the federal constituency of Ogun Yewa-North/IME-AFON.
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He became a member of the Board of the FCC in 2024 after his nomination as commissioner by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent confirmation of the Senate.
Before the end of the Dankaka mandate, the secretary of the Federation Government, George Akume, had written a formal letter that ordered him to vacate the position on July 1.
The letter dated June 30 was signed by a director at the Akume office, Mr. Ikeynge Tyokase Francis, asking the former president to leave the office “online with existing administrative procedures that govern the delivery process in public service institutions.”
He was ordered to “formally conclude all the outstanding official matters and deliver the leadership reins of the commission to the commissioner for the closure of business on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
“This directive is to guarantee a perfect transition, uninterrupted operations and the continuous performance of the constitutional mandate of the commission, waiting for the appointment of a substantive president,” said the SGF letter.
In the light of development, Oladele was asked to assume the position on Wednesday as an interim president of the FCC awaiting the appointment of substantive president by President Tinubu.
An activist and human rights lawyer, Oladele's registry in public service describes him as a man of “diligence, intellectual depth and patriotism.”
Appointed in June 2020 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Dankakas mandate had been entering and leaving a controversy or another, executing his re -election by another mandate.
In the last two weeks, the workers who protest the FCC locked the building of the headquarters in Abuja, urging President Tinubu to withdraw it and not renew their appointment.
The workers, through the Union of the Civil Service of Nigeria (NCSU), the Association of Civil Officials of Nigeria (ASCSN), and the Union of Public Service of Nigeria, secretary, data processors and allied workers (NUPSRAW), raised various accusations against Dankaka, including the abuse of the office, the high hand and the general negligence of the civil services procedures in their actions in their actions.
In a letter to the SGF, entitled, “a passionate attractiveness for the Savior of the Federal Commission,” they said: “This woman deliberately made both the staff of the central office and the state offices and redundant, using only her cronies to carry out tasks that are only beneficial for her,” the workers claimed.
“His high way has made all the staff retired and live with perpetual fear because severrally the police will appear in the premises of the Commission and will begin to harass the staff without any reason and any form of complaint or opposition will be carried out with the publication of the state office or the threat of a bag or the service. Lord, it will not be an exaggeration if one of which has been the publication.
“If you need more clarifications and with substantive evidence and proof, we will be more than happy to meet with you to provide such.”
Singing and Dancing, some of the inscriptions in their banners read: “Dankaka has dishonored the renewed agenda of hope of Mr. President”; “No for the sale of the Certificate of Compliance and Exemption in the FCC”.
The FCC, a creation of Law No. 34 of 1996, and supported by the 1999 Constitution, has the main duties of guaranteeing an equitable and fair distribution of appointments throughout the Federation.
In August 2023, an AD-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives tested an alleged exit and employment abuse of the Integrated Personnel Information Information System (IPPIS) by the ministries, departments and agencies (MDA), which questions the night capabilities of the FCC Bajo Dankaka.
At the audience, a FCC desktop officer, Haruna Kolo, confessed to collect money for the president to subvert the due process.
Testifying before the panel, the officer declared: “On the accusations of Employment Extortion, the president of the FCC told me to contact a Mr. Shehu, who is a personal and thoughtful driver for the state commissioner of Taraba.
“As a desk officer, I am responsible for taking those who are employed to IPPIS to capture, no one can go there without a letter from the president or the Human Resources officer of the FCC.
“When he came, he wrote a letter to the General Accountant who indicated that no letter from the FCC was honored, except that he signs the letter. So, every time there were new jobs, he signed, he gave it to me and took it to the Office of the General Accountant to capture.
“Shehu is the one who led those who paid money to my account for jobs, some paid n1m; others, n1.5m, all to my personal account, my ecobank account. He asked me to give him effective, what I did through Pos. So, there is no evidence of transfer or anything.”
Dankaka, however, denied the accusation, swearing for the Qur'an during the widely publicized investigation.
She said: “No, in my life, I have asked her to collect money, I do not know the driver they are talking about, I have never seen the driver.
“The Quran is here. He is here, I have never asked him to give me a naira. What he does for me is when we go to the airport, he bought a ticket.
“He does not come to my house to give money. I stay on a farm, before entering, I must give him an approval to enter.”
Menalu, the southwest area of ​​the Association of Livestock Breeders of Miyetti Allah de Nigeria (Macban) has promised the appointment of Oladele, describing it as a well -deserved recognition of its commitment to national unity, the consolidation of peace and inclusive governance.
In a statement issued by the southwest president of Macban, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Labar, the association praised Oldele's leadership as president of the Peace Committee of the State of Ogun in the conflicts of farmers-ferders, highlighting its instrumental role in the restoration of peace and stability in the areas prone to the state of the state of the state, particularly in the senatorial district of Ogun West West
“The Hon. Kayode Oladele is highly respected by Macban for his sincere, inclusive and oriented approach to the results for the consolidation of peace. His appointment as an interim president of the Federal Commission of character is not only commendable, but appropriate, since Nigeria requires the hands proven with a deep commitment to justice and justice,” Alhaji Kabir Labar established.
The Association accredited Oldele's mediation efforts to promote dialogue, resolve long data disputes and promote mutual understanding between shepherds and farmers. They pointed out that their work helped stops on scale and rebuilt confidence in divided communities.
“We are deeply grateful to the Host Kayode Oladele for its unwavering commitment to peace and conflict resolution. His intervention brought the interested parties to the table and helped avoid greater bloodshed and the destruction of livelihoods.”
According to Macban, the relative calm that is currently enjoyed in the affected areas of the state of Ogun is a testimony of Oladle's effective strategy, one that emphasized cooperation, equity and sustainable coexistence.
He added: “With this history, we have no doubt that Hon. Oladele will bring the same level of integrity and dedication to his new role in the federal character of character. He is able to have a significant impact on the strengthening of national unity, equity and peaceful coexistence.“