President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven reappointed board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICP).
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, shortly before the commencement of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
It is the first FEC meeting since the February 25 presidential election where the All Progressives Congress’s Bola Tinubu emerged as the winner.
The members include Justice Adamu Bello (retd.), Katsina State; Hannatu Mohammed (Jigwa State); Olubukola Balogun (Lagos State); Obiora Igwedibia (Anambra State); Dr. Abdullahi Saidu (Niger State); Yahaya Dauda (Nasarawa State) and Grace Chinda (Rivers State).
Physically present at the meeting are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
Some Ministers, who are physically attending the meeting, include the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami; Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige; Agriculture, Mahmood Mohammed; Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi; Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu; Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu and the Minister of State for Health, Olorunimbe Mamora.
All seven board members were first inaugurated by Buhari in 2019. Their renewed four-year tenure ends in March 2027.
See the pictures of the swearing-in exercise below:
