Aliyu will work with Clifford Oparaodu, who was designated as the secretary of the commission
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Musa Aliyu as the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC).
This was disclosed in a statement signed and made available on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The appointment, according to the statement, is sequel to the request of the outgoing chairman of the commission, Bolaji Owasanoye, whose statutory tenure still remains over three months, “to proceed on pre-end of tenure leave beginning on 4 November 2023”.
Mr Owasanoye’s tenure is statutorily due to expire on 3 February 2024.
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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.
Also appointed is Clifford Oparaodu, who was designated by the president as the secretary to the commission.
According to Ngelale, the appointment of Aliyu and Oparaodu is part of Mr President’s agenda “to reform key institutions and invigorate Nigeria’s war on corruption”.
He further disclosed that the appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.