By Victor Ahiuma-YoungThe President and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Mr. David Daser, has urged the Federal Character Commission, FCC, to embrace Artificial Intelligence, AI, technology and data-driven systems to promote fairness, transparency and objectivity in public sector recruitment and compliance processes.
Daser made the call while presenting a paper titled “Technology, Data and Institutional Effectiveness in Public Governance” at the FCC’s 2026 Executive and Management Leadership Retreat in Ekiti State.The retreat, themed “Repositioning the Federal Character Commission for Institutional Renewal, Leadership Cohesion and National Relevance,” focused on strategies for enhancing the Commission’s effectiveness and relevance.
Speaking at the event, Daser described the Federal Character Principle as one of the quiet foundations of Nigeria’s national stability, stressing that the Commission must leverage digital innovation to strengthen the implementation of its constitutional mandate.
“The Federal Character Principle is one of the quiet foundations of our national stability. It is a promise that, in our diversity, no one is left out. But that promise must be more than words on a page. It must be something the Commission can see, measure, defend and deliver; recruitment by recruitment, agency by agency, year by year,” he said.
