The new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), has officially assumed office as the fifth substantive chairman of the Commission.

Aliyu arrived at the ICPC headquarters at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, after he was earlier in the day sworn-in by President Bola Tinubu at Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Speaking during his inaugural meeting with ICPC officials, Aliyu thanked President Tinubu for finding him worthy of the position stating that though the task ahead of him may be challenging, with the support of the management and the entire staff of ICPC, a lot of successes will be recorded under his watch.

The new ICPC boss promised to be a humble and listening leader who will be ready to consult as well as to position himself ready to lead from the front.

He said: “I want to assure you that you will find in me, a leader who is humble and ready to listen to you. I am ready to work with you as a team. I am also promising you that I will lead by example.

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“I know for a fact that leadership is a burden but once we are united, there is no amount of challenge that we will not surmount. I know that you too would be open to working with me because I cannot do this work alone, I will always consult and we will do everything together.”

Speaking on behalf of the management staff, the ICPC Secretary, Clifford Oparaodu, welcomed the new chairman and assured him that he has a great team to work with.

He expressed belief that with the interactions he has had with Aliyu, the ICPC was poised to surmount many of its challenges as he will hit the ground running.

Dr Aliyu, who hails from Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State, bagged his law degree from the Bayero University, Kano, in 2003 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2004.

He also obtained his Masters in Law degree (LLM) in Islamic Law from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2011.

The new ICPC Boss also obtained a Ph.D degree in 2019 at the School of Law, University Utara Malaysia in Constitutional Law with a specialisation in Appointment and Discipline of Judicial Officers in Nigeria.

President Tinubu, on October 17, 2023, appointed Aliyu as the chairman of ICPC after which he was screened by the Senate.

Aliyu took over from Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) who has proceeded on a three-month pre-end of tenure leave which is expected to terminate on February 4, 2024.

The Star