The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Malam Musa Aliyu as the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
This followed the adoption of a motion by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti), at the Committee of the Whole on Thursday.
Presenting the motion, Bamidele urged the Senate to consider President Bola Tinubu’s request to confirm Aliyu’s appointment as ICP Chairman.
He said the request was in accordance with Section 3 (6) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Establishment Act, 2000.
He also urged the Senate to consider Tinubu’s request to confirm the appointment of Mr Saka Suleiman and Prof Gaji Dantata as Federal Judicial Service Commission members.
He said the request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 154 (1) and (3) and paragraph 12 (f) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended.
Before their screening, the Senate suspended its rule to allow the admittance of the nominees and other guests into the chamber.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Abdullahi Gumel, led the nominees into the chamber.
Thereafter, the nominees gave highlights of their career profiles and professional experiences.
Aliyu, currently the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Jigawa State, said that he initiated far-reaching judicial reforms as the state’s Attorney General in September 2019.
The Senate thereafter confirmed the appointment of Prof Gaji Dantata and Mr Saka Suleiman as Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) members, representing Kano and Kwara, respectively.
Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who presided over plenary in his remarks, said their appointment was a call to service.
He urged them not to disappoint the President and Nigerians while urging them to give their best to the service of the country.
