It was Recall, report on how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in a letter written to the Senate on Wednesday, asked for the confirmation of Aliyu, a lawyer and Attorney-General of Jigawa State, as the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

The upper legislative chamber on Thursday carried out the confirmation process after screening him and other nominees in a closed session, a deliberation that lasted nearly an hour.

After being confirmed, Aliyu addressed the Senate and outlined his commitment to changing the narrative in the fight against corruption, saying the commission will conduct proper investigations and not put people to shame unnecessarily.