Senate Approves Appointment of Bello as New CCB Chairman

Senate Approves Appointment of Bello as New CCB Chairman

The Nigerian senate has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Bello as chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

Bello was confirmed as the CCB head after Neda Bernards, chairman of the senate committee on ethics and public petitions, presented a report.

Bernards said the committee did not receive any petition seeking to disqualify Bello from the position.

“After thorough screening and questions, the committee is satisfied with the qualifications of the nominee as chair of the Code of Conduct Bureau,” he said.

Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said in a statement at the time that the president believes that Bello would lead the bureau with “utmost integrity”.

In March, President Bola Tinubu appointed Bello to the position.

Bello has over 25 years of experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services, and academia.

He is an assistant forensic accounting and auditing professor at Northumbria University, United Kingdom.