President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday swore-in Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
The CCB chairman was sworn-in at the Council Chambers of State House before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
Sppeaking to State House correspondents after his swearing-in, the new CCB chairman Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello said he was committed to addressing corruption through the bureau.
He emphasised the importance of integrity and accountability among public servants and promised to uphold the bureau’s mandate.
“I want to thank Mr. President for appointing me to this position. Really happy, and I want to assure Mr. President and the people of Nigeria, I will do my best to make sure that I deal with this huge task that is ahead of me.
“As you mentioned, the Code of Conduct Bureau is the foremost anti-corruption agency, the first anti-corruption agency in Nigeria and I intend to deliver on the mandates of the Bureau. It’s all about making sure that people, public servants, behave with integrity, they avoid corruption, no conflict of interests.
“I always say that it’s not about the individuals, everybody can be corrupt in the world. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the UK, or the US, everybody has a tendency to be corrupt. One of the most important things is the systems that we have in place to check it.
“So if we have the systems in Nigeria, we are going to deal with this problem. So I assure you that we have the systems, we have the institutions, we only need to deliver on the mandate that is given to us, and then everything will be all right,” he said.
