President Bola Tinubu, has officially sworn in Musa Adamu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The ceremony took place in the State House Council Chambers, preceding the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Additionally, Professor Tunji Olaopa, was sworn in as the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), alongside eleven others as members of the commission.
According to a citation presented by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the recently designated ICPC Chairman held the role of Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Jigsaw State from 2019 to 2023.
Professor Olaopa, the recently appointed Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, hails from Oyo State. With a background in academia and previous roles as a Permanent Secretary in five ministries, he brings a wealth of experience to his new position.
Those sworn in for the FCSC 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).
The FEC meeting followed the swearing-in ceremony almost immediately.
Earlier when the chairmen of the commission and the members were appointed, Ngelale explained that the nomination will be duly screened by the Senate.
He said that the appointment was necessitated by 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.
