President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore in Dr. Musa Aliyu as substantive Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission following his confirmation by the Senate.
At 12:24 p.m., in the Federal Executive Council meeting room of the State House in Abuja, Aliyu took the oath of office.
Tinubu appointed Aliyu and Mr. Clifford Oparaodu ,ICPC Secretary to the Commission, on October 16, 2023.
While the office of Chairman requires confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, the position of Secretary to the Commission does not.
“Therefore, Mr. Oparaodu’s appointment as Secretary of the Commission takes immediate effect,” stated Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity.
Aliyu who has served as the Attorney-General of Jigawa State since September 2019 holds Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Law.
He was also named as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate in October 2023.
The President also swore in the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa.
Olaopa took the oath of office at 12:30pm after which 11 other members of the Commission followed suit.
They include members representing : Adamawa, Gombe, and Taraba, Dr. Daudu Jalo, Gekpe Isu (Akwa Ibom and Cross River), Dr. Chamberlain Nwele (Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu), Rufus Godwins (Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa), Dr. Adamu Hussein ( Niger and the FCT) and Aminu Nabegu (Jigawa and Kano).
Others are Hindatu Abdullahi (Kaduna and Katsina), Shehu Aliyu (Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara), Odekunle Aduke (Kogi and Kwara), Jide Jimoh (Lagos and Ogun) and Dr. Festus Oyebade (Osun and Oyo).
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