BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints New ICPC Chairman, Secretary

• Ngelale stated that the Secretary to the Commission’s appointment is immediate and does not require Senate confirmation.
• The President urges the new ICPC management team to maintain transparency and impartiality in their handling of all matters.

Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement sighted by WITHIN NIGERIA on Tuesday

He said the President appointed Aliyu based on the powers conferred on him as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

Ngelale added that the appointment is in furtherance of the Renewed Hope mandate to reform key institutions and invigorate Nigeria’s war on corruption,

The presidential spokesman also revealed that the appointment of Aliyu is pending Senate confirmation.

He said the new Chairman of the ICPC is nominated for confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, following the President’s approval of the outgoing Chairman’s request to proceed on pre-end of tenure leave beginning on November 4, 2023, ahead of the expiration of his tenure on February 3, 2024.

He said Aliyu has embarked upon many far-reaching reforms as the Attorney General of Jigawa State since September 2019 and holds Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Law. He was also named as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate in October 2023.

Ngelale also said the President has appointed Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as Secretary to the Commission.

According to Ngelale, the position of Secretary to the Commission does not require Senate confirmation and, therefore, his appointment takes immediate effect.

He said Oparaodu is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience and has served meritoriously in the public service as a Member of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission and Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council.

The President implores the new management team of the ICPC to always be above board as they discharge their duties without fear or favour concerning all matters before them.