I’ll be humble, listening leader’-New ICPC boss said on assuming office
The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN) has officially assumed office as the fifth substantive Chairman of the Commission and promised to give listening ears to members ICPC.
A statement signed by Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, the Commission’s Spokesperson on Wednesday, said Aliyu, arrived at the Commission about 2:30 pm after being sworn in earlier in the day by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the chamber of the State House.
President Tinubu had on October 17, 2023, appointed Dr. Aliyu as the chairman of ICPC after which he was screened by the Senate.
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However, on Wednesday, Aliyu finally took over from Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, who has proceeded on a 3-month pre-end of tenure leave which is expected to terminate on February 4, 2024.
Meanwhile, speaking during his inaugural meeting with members of management staff, the new ICPC boss said a lot of successes will be recorded under his watch.
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 work with me because I cannot do this work alone, I will always consult and we will do everything together.”
Aliyu, who hails from Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State, bagged his law degree from Bayero University, Kano, in 2003 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2004.
He also obtained his Master of Law (LLM) in Islamic Law from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 2011.
Similarly, the new ICPC boss obtained a PhD degree in 2019 at the School of Law, Universiti Utara Malaysia, in Constitutional Law with a specialization in the Appointment and Discipline of Judicial Officers in Nigeria.
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