President Buhari Appoints Retired AIG Adeyanju As Commissioner For ICPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a retired AIG, Olugbenga Adeyanju as a Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

President Buhari in his letter, requested the confirmation of Adeyanju who is from Ekiti State, in line with parliamentary procedures.

A statement by Babajide Omoworare, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), on Wednesday read: “By his letter dated 9th of February 2022 to the President of the Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari has requested that the Senate confirms Mr. Olugbenga Adeyanju, AIG (Rtd) from Ekiti State as Commissioner of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) representing South-West.

“The nomination is in conformity with the provision of Section 3 (3) (a) of the Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Act 2000 Cap. C31 Laws of the Federation 2004, which provides that “a retired police officer not below the rank of Commissioner of Police” must be part of the composition of the Anti Corruption Commission.

”AIG Adeyenju is to replace earlier nominated Dr. Mrs. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade.

”The President in a previous letter dated 14th September 2021, had requested the upper chamber to confirm Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade alongside four others as Commissioners of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

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”However, the need to fully comply with the provisions of the extant Act has necessitated the substitution.

”Dr. Mrs. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, an accomplished nurse, pharmacist and physician, was also from Ekiti State.

”She had earlier been successfully screened by the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes but in view of the substitution, she has now been appointed by the President as a full-time Commissioner (compensation) in the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Act establishing the said Commission.