Born in Lagos on the 8^th of August 1972, Charles Chukwuemeka Abana obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus and was called to the Nigerian Bar on the 25^th of February, 1998. He subsequently completed and obtained a master’s degree in international law & diplomacy from the Faculty of Law, University of Jos in 2010. He hails from Nri, Anaocha LGA of Anambra State

He began his working career in 1998 during the period of his National Service Corps Program (i.e. 1^st tier batch 1997/98) and worked as a Pupil Counsel in the Law firm of K. Magaji & Associates, Bauchi, Nigeria. In November, 1999 he I joined the firm of Ben Ogbuchi & Co. in Bauchi as a junior Counsel in the firm and rose rapidly to the position of an Associate Counsel. By September, 2002, after receiving profound exposure in general legal practice, he set-up and registered the Law firm of Abana & Abana (Integrity Chambers) in Bauchi and assumed the position of Principal Partner thereof until October, 2010.

In October, 2010 he joined the Commission as one of its pioneer staff in the position of Assistant Chief Legal Officer. He shortly after became the Head of the Legal Unit of the Commission as Chief Legal Officer. On the 5^th of December, 2013, following the expiration of the tenure of the pioneer Chairman/Commissioners at the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, he assumed the position of the Acting  Head of the Directorate of legal, Investigation and Enforcement in the Commission and have since then been providing leadership and direction in the coordination of the very critical work of the Directorate, as the driving organ for ensuring compliance, including, designing and executing monitoring and enforcement mechanisms consistent with the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, including articulating, developing & revising Subsidiary Rules & Regulations pursuant to the Act for more effective enforcement thereof. 

In 2016, he was promoted to the position of Assistant Director (Legal) and continued to serve as the substantive Head of the Directorate. Thereafter, in 2020, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Director (Legal Services).  In 2024, he became the pioneer substantive Director of the Directorate of legal, Investigation and Enforcement in the Commission with. 

He has had the privilege of attending and participating in a variety of Conferences, Training Workshops, Seminars and Symposia within and outside Nigeria especially on various aspects of Public Finance Management as well as being a member of Nigeria’s mid-level delegation to the Nigerian-American Bi-National Commission Summit in Washington DC in January, 2020 as well as to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York City in November, 2025.

He has severally been engaged as a Resource Person/Panel Discussant in countless events organized by the Commission, Public Service Agencies, Professional and Civil Society Organizations/Institutions, whereat he made academic presentations on a variety of subjects.

Following the expiration of the tenure of office of the second substantive Executive Chairman of the Commission on 24/02/2026, he became the Acting Chairman of the Commission by virtue of being the most senior substantive Director in the Commission and has, since then, been steering the affairs of the Commission.