President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), pending Senate confirmation.
To this end, Dr. Musa Aliyu would serve as the Chairman / Chief Executive Officer of the agency, while Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu would serve as the Secretary to the Commission.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the appointment was made in exercise of powers conferred on the President as established in Section 3(6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and in furtherance of the Renewed Hope mandate to reform key institutions and invigorate Nigeria’s war on corruption.
He said the new Chairman of the ICPC was nominated for confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, following the President’s approval of 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.
Ngilale noted that the position of Secretary to the Commission does not require Senate confirmation and, therefore, by the directive of the President, the appointment of Oparaodu as Secretary of the Commission takes immediate effect.
He noted that Aliyu has embarked upon many far-reaching reforms as the Attorney General of Jigawa State since September 2019 and holds Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Law.
He was also named as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate in October 2023.
Ngilale added that Okwudiri Oparaodu is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience and has served meritoriously in the public service as a member of the Rivers State Judicial Service Commission and Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council.