Pres. Tinubu swears in ICPC, FCSC chairmen, others

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sworn in Dr. Musa Aliyu as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, following their confirmation by the Senate.

Eleven other members of FCSC were also sworn in.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the hallowed council chambers of the State House ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

According to a citation read by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the new ICPC Chairman served as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Jigawa State between 2019 and 2023.

Prof. Olaopa, who hails from Oyo State, is an academic and has had his stint both at the university and served as Permanent Secretary across five ministries.

The commissioners of the civil service commission include Dr. Daudu Jalo (Taraba, Adamawa and Gombe), Obong Eyoma (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), Sarah Sosan (Lagos and Ogun) and Dr. Festus Oyebade (Osun and Oyo).