Breaking News: Senate Confirms Owasanoye As ICPC Chairman, Others As Board Members

 

 

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission by the Senate on Thursday, Punch Metro reports.

 

Also confirmed were eight others as members of the ICPC board.

 

They are Grace Chinda from Delta, Okolo Titus (Enugu), Obiora Igwedebia (Anambra), Olubukola Balogun (Lagos) and Justice Adamu Bello (Katsina).

 

The other members are Hannatu Muhammed (Jigawa), Abdullahi Saidu (Niger) and Yahaya Dauda (Nasarawa).

 

The Senate also confirmed the appointment of Justice Uwani Abba as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

 

Details later.