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BREAKING: Senate Confirms Musa Aliyu as ICPC Chairman

The Senate has confirmed Musa Aliyu as the substantive chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the confirmation was during plenary on Thursday following a screening exercise.

Senate Leader Bamidele Opeyemi had raised a point order to suspend relevant senate rules to allow strangers into the chamber.

Aliyu was thereafter screened at the Committee of a Whole chaired by the Deputy President, Jibirin Barau.

Musa Aliyu is a lawyer and Attorney-General of Jigawa State.

President Bola Tinubu had written to the Senate on Wednesday seeking his confirmation.

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