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Osinbajo asks PenCom, ICPC, CCB heads awaiting Senate confirmation to resume duty
Newly appointed National Pension Commission (PenComm) Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) chairmen, have been asked to resume duty in acting capacity pending their confirmation by the Senate.
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, gave the directive in a statement released on Friday by the Permanent Secretary and Director Press, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Bolaji Adebiyi.
According to the statement, the directive was made in order not to give room for vacuum in certain important federal establishments.
The CCB has its appointees as Dr. Muhamma Isah, Acting Chairman; Murtala Kankia, Acting Member; Emmanuel E. Attah, Acting Member; Danjuma Sado, Acting Member and Ubolo I. Okpanachi, Acting Member.
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Others are Ken Madaki Alkali, Acting Member; Professor S. F. Ogundare, Acting Member; Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, Acting Member; Saad A. Abubakar, Acting Member; and Dr. Vincent Nwanli, Acting Member.
At the PenCom, the appointees are Alhaji Ali Usman Ahmed, Acting Chairman; Mr. Funso Doherty, Acting Director-General; Mr. Manasseh T. Denga, Acting Executive Commissioner; Abubakar Z. Magawata, Acting Executive Commissioner; Ben Oviosun, Acting Executive Commissioner; and Nyerere Anyim, Acting Executive Commissioner.
The ICPC has Professor Bolaji Owasanoye as Acting Chairman.
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JOHNSON PETER
August 19, 2017 at 1:09 pm
All these useless appointment with out result, I can’t wait to be in Biafra
Anita Kingsley
August 19, 2017 at 1:17 pm
This may be part of what the senate president Saraki and dogara discussed with Buhari in London during their visit, Osinbajo is definitely sure senate will approve them
Animashaun Ayodeji
August 19, 2017 at 1:20 pm
Apparently, waiting for protocols take time, instead of senate delaying, once all the heads Resume, senate will have to fast track thief confirmation.
Abeni Adebisi
August 19, 2017 at 1:22 pm
The case here is different, Nigeria simply don’t have working plan. No matter what the situation may be, Osinbajo is still expected to wait for Senate’s confirmation before asking them to resume office
Balarabe musa
August 19, 2017 at 1:28 pm
Baba buhari is back so all things will become normal and the fracas between Senate and executives will end.
seyi jelili
August 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Keep shut, everything has been going very normal before his coming, my able acting president Osinbajo is well and capable