Code of Conduct Bureau Gets New Chairman, Details Emerge

• Dr. Abdullahi Bello is the new chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), as confirmed by President Tinubu on Thursday
• President Tinubu confirmed Bello's appointment in a statement issued and signed by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale
• According to Ngelale, Bello replaces Aliyu Kankia, who has been the acting chairman of the Bureau

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, March 28, appointed Dr. Abdullahi Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Senate.

Abdullahi Bello appointed as chairman of CCB

In a statement on Thursday by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, shared on X page by Dada Olusegun, the president expects that the new CCB chairman will lead the Bureau to realize its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality.

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By the presidential pronouncement, Bello replaces Aliyu Kankia, who has been the acting Chairman of the Bureau.

The statement reads thus:

Ngelale stated thus:

“President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

“Dr. Bello is a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services, and academia.

“The President anticipates that the new Chairman, upon confirmation by the Senate, will lead the Bureau with utmost integrity toward the realization of its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality in the conduct of government business and ensuring that the actions and behaviour of public officers conform to the highest standards of morality and accountability.Dr. Bello is a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services, and academia.”

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CCB speaks on inviting Tinubu's minister for questioning

Legit.ng earlier reported that the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, was said to have requested another date to appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau for questioning.

The development followed initial claims that the minister shunned the bureau that had invited him for interrogation over the N438m contract scandal.

A leaked memo showed that a firm linked to the minister was awarded the N438m contract for a consultancy fee by the suspended minister of humanitarian affairs, Betta Edu.

Source: Legit.ng