Tinubu names Abdullahi Bello as new CCB Chairman

Dr. Abdullahi Bello as been approved by President Bola Tinubu as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, pending confirmation by the Senate.

This is contained in a statement signed on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled: ‘President Tinubu appoints new Chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau.’

It described Bello as “A consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services, and academia.”

The CCB was established in 1979 when the Constitution provided a list of Codes of Conduct for public officers.

The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, Chapter 58 LFN 1990 mandates the Bureau to among other things, receive asset declarations by public officers, examine the declaration, retain custody of such declarations and make them available for inspection by any citizen of Nigeria on such terms and conditions as the National Assembly may prescribe.

Tinubu says he expects the new Chairman, upon confirmation by the Senate, to “lead the Bureau with utmost integrity toward the realisation of its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality in the conduct of government business.”

The new Chairman must also “ensure that the actions and behaviour of public officers conform to the highest standards of morality and accountability,” the statement read.