President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven members to the council of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other Offenses Commission (ICPC).
The inauguration, which accompanied the confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, took place at the Presidential Villa Council Chamber, Abuja, on Wednesday.
PREMIUM TIMES has reported how the member was reappointed by President Buhari in January.
They are Adamu Bello (Katsina State); Hannatu Mohammed (Jigawa State); Olubukola Balogun (Lagos State); Obiora Igwedibia (Anambra State); Abdullahi Saidu (Niger State); Yahaya Dauda (Nasarawa State) and Grace Chinda (Rivers State).
He added five other ICPC board members confirmed by the Senate about a year ago.
They include Anthony Agbo from Ebonyi State representing the South-East zone; Anne Otelafu Odey from Cross River State representing the South-South, and Goni Gujba from Yobe State representing the North-East.
Others are Louis Mandama from Adamawa State representing the north-east, and Olugbenga Adeyanju, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) from Ekiti State representing the south-west zone.
The Senate of Nigeria announced in a thread of tweets through its verified Twitter handle that the “Receeds of Crimes (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022 (SB. 553 & SB. 645) was read a third time and PASSED.”
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan, said, “This is one of our main contributions to anti-corruption by this administration and is a great boost to our country by ensuring that we minimize embezzlement of public funds by civil servants.”
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Meanwhile, the inauguration of the newly reappointed seven ICPC board members took place before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Buhari on Wednesday.
Among those who attended the FEC meeting were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the National Security Adviser, retired Major General Babagana Monguno.
Others include the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola; aviation, Hadi Sirika; finance, Zainab Ahmed, women affairs, Pauline Tallen, and that of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello.
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