President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Solomon Arase as the new chairperson of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
Arase, a former Inspector-General of Police, was sworn in on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the presidential villa’s council chamber.
At 10:05 a.m., Arase took his oath of office in the presence of Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SGF Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and other FEC members in the council chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
This comes two months after the senate confirmed him as chairperson of the PSC.
Buhari had on January 24, 2023, forwarded Arase’s name to the Senate, asking the upper legislative chamber to confirm him in line with sections 153 (1) and 154 (1) of the constitution as amended.
The President also swore-in five board members of the Code of Conduct Bureau.
They include Murtala Kankia from Katsina State (North-West); Zephaniah Bulus from Nasarawa State (North Central) and Farouk Umar from Yobe State (North East), Taofeek Abdulsalam from Ondo State (South West) and Prof. Juwaria Badamasi from Kogi State (North Central).
Council members also observed a moment of silence in honour of Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya who died on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Diya served as Chief of General Staff and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council under the Abacha regime.