Nta bows out as ICPC Chairman

He handed over to Alhaji Abdullahi Bako, a board member, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, spokesperson of the ICPC, said in a statement. Okoduwa said Bako would head the commission in acting capacity pending the assumption of duty by the Chairman designate, Prof. Bola Owasanoye, who is awaiting Senate confirmation. In his valedictory speech, the out-gone chairman stated that he came into the ICPC at a time the commission was suffering an “identity crisis” as to whether it was a law enforcement or civil service organisation. He was quoted as adding that he inherited a dilapidated physical structure housing the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Nta said the situation initially dampened his enthusiasm, but later spurred him into repositioning the commission.]]>