ICPC secretary takes over as Acting Chairman

Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs Rasheedat
Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement on
Wednesday.

Mr Musa Abubakar, the Secretary to
the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC), has taken over from Mr Bako Abdullahi as the new
Acting Chairman of the commission.

Spokesperson of the anti-graft
agency, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this
in a statement on Wednesday.

Okoduwa said the change of baton
followed the expiration of the tenure
of Abdullahi as a member of
the ICPC Board.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
recalls that Bako took over in acting capacity after the immediate
past substantive chairman, Mr Ekpo Nta, successfully bowed out in
September 2017.

Nta was redeployed to the National
Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission in August 2017 after
spending six years on the saddle.

In his place, Prof. Bolaji
Owasanoye was appointed as chairman, along with other members of
the board.

They are awaiting confirmation of
the Senate.

Okoduwa said the outgone acting
chairman officially handed over to the secretary at a brief
ceremony witnessed by heads of departments and other senior
management staff of the commission on Wednesday.

According to her, Abdullahi
expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for giving him the
opportunity to serve both as member and acting chairman of the
ICPC.

“He commended the management
and staff of the commission for the tremendous support he received
from them, urging them to extend same to the secretary.

“The out-gone acting chairman
also advised ICPC staff to intensify their efforts at eradicating
corruption in Nigeria.

“He challenged them to not let
the recent Transparency International’s low rating of the country
dampen their enthusiasm, but rather see it as a challenge to renew
their drive to combat the menace of corruption,’’ she quoted
him as saying.

Responding after receiving the
handover documents, Abubakar lauded Abdullah for his patriotism and
commitment to the anti-corruption crusade.

He promised to put in his best in
“order to make the commission better in all ramifications.’’

Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs Rasheedat
Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement on
Wednesday.

Mr Musa Abubakar, the Secretary to
the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC), has taken over from Mr Bako Abdullahi as the new
Acting Chairman of the commission.

Spokesperson of the anti-graft
agency, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this
in a statement on Wednesday.

Okoduwa said the change of baton
followed the expiration of the tenure
of Abdullahi as a member of
the ICPC Board.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
recalls that Bako took over in acting capacity after the immediate
past substantive chairman, Mr Ekpo Nta, successfully bowed out in
September 2017.

Nta was redeployed to the National
Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission in August 2017 after
spending six years on the saddle.

In his place, Prof. Bolaji
Owasanoye was appointed as chairman, along with other members of
the board.

They are awaiting confirmation of
the Senate.

Okoduwa said the outgone acting
chairman officially handed over to the secretary at a brief
ceremony witnessed by heads of departments and other senior
management staff of the commission on Wednesday.

According to her, Abdullahi
expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for giving him the
opportunity to serve both as member and acting chairman of the
ICPC.

“He commended the management
and staff of the commission for the tremendous support he received
from them, urging them to extend same to the secretary.

“The out-gone acting chairman
also advised ICPC staff to intensify their efforts at eradicating
corruption in Nigeria.

“He challenged them to not let
the recent Transparency International’s low rating of the country
dampen their enthusiasm, but rather see it as a challenge to renew
their drive to combat the menace of corruption,’’ she quoted
him as saying.

Responding after receiving the
handover documents, Abubakar lauded Abdullah for his patriotism and
commitment to the anti-corruption crusade.

He promised to put in his best in
“order to make the commission better in all ramifications.’’