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JUSTICE ADAMU GALUMJE (Rtd.) NOMINATED AS NEW CCB CHAIRMAN

Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm the nomination of Justice Adamu Galumje (rtd) for appointment as chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Tinubu in his letter read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the request was in compliance with section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). According to the President, the nomination was informed by the vacancy created by expiration of tenure and subsequent retirement of the immediate past chairman of the CCB. Akpabio after reading the letter referred the request to the Committee on Code of Conduct, Ethics and Privileges for further legislative action. HIS PROFILE A retired justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and member, International Dispute Resolution Institute, Hon. Justice Paul Adamu Galumje obtained Professional qualification in law from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Nigerian Law School, Lagos; and was called to the Bar in July 1978.  Over the years, he also ben