Seven board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses have been sworn in by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)
Vanguard reported that at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, the swearing-in took place just before the start of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting.
Retired Judge Adamu Bello (Katsina), Hannatu Mohammed (Jigwa), Olubukola Balogun (Lagos), Obiora Samuel Igwedibia (Anambra), Abdullahi Saidu (Niger), Yahaya Umar Dauda (Nasarawa), and Grace Chinyere are among the reappointed ICPC board members that the President swore in (Rivers).
Since the fiercely disputed presidential and national assembly elections on February 25, which Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won, this is the first FEC meeting.
Physically present in the meeting were the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and National Security Advisor, Babagana Monguno (Rtd).
Some Ministers 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.
