Buhari swears in Arase as PSC Chairman, 5 CCB Board members

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase as the new Chairman of the Police Services Commission (PSC).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arase's swearing-in came ahead of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and came two months after the Senate confirmed him as PSC Chairman .

Buhari had forwarded Arase's name to the Senate for confirmation in accordance with Articles 153(1) and 154(1) of the constitution as amended.

Arase, 65, who retired in 2016, was the 18th Indigenous Inspector General of Police (April 2015 to June 2016).

He has held a variety of positions including heading the Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and Investigations, the main intelligence gathering unit of the Nigerian Police.

The President also swore in five members of the Board of Directors of the Code of Conduct Office (CCB), namely; Murtala Kankia from Katsina State (North West), Zephaniah Bulus from Nasarawa State (Central North) and Farouk Umar from Yobe (North East).

The others are Taofik Abdulsalam from Ondo (southwest) and Professor Juwaria Badamasi from Kogi State (central north).

Council members observed a minute of silence in honor of the retired Lieutenant-General. Oladipo Diya, who died on Sunday.

Diya served as Chief of the General Staff and Vice President of the Provisional Governing Council under the Abacha regime.