{"id":3142,"date":"2026-07-23T11:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:02:59","slug":"ccb-chairman-advocates-stronger-legislative-support-against-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"CCB Chairman Advocates Stronger Legislative Support Against Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3142\" class=\"elementor elementor-3142\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b28d103 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b28d103\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c640ce8\" data-id=\"c640ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5eca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5eca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><div><h5><strong>Abuja, July 16, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), <strong>Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello, FCCA, CFE<\/strong>, has called for stronger collaboration between anti-corruption agencies and the National Assembly to deepen Nigeria&#8217;s fight against corruption.<\/h5><h5>Dr. Bello made the call during a high-level stakeholders&#8217; meeting held on <strong>16th July 2026<\/strong> at the headquarters of the <strong>Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)<\/strong> in Abuja.<\/h5><h5>The meeting brought together heads of anti-corruption agencies, members of the National Assembly, and other key stakeholders to examine the role of parliamentarians in strengthening transparency, accountability, and integrity in public service.<\/h5><h3>CCB Reaffirms Commitment to Ethical Governance<\/h3><h5>Delivering his goodwill message, the CCB Chairman commended the ICPC for organizing the important engagement and reaffirmed the Bureau&#8217;s commitment to promoting ethical conduct and accountability in public office.<\/h5><h5>He noted that the Code of Conduct Bureau, as a constitutional institution, plays a vital role in promoting compliance with the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, preventing conflicts of interest, managing asset declarations, and upholding integrity in public service.<\/h5><h5>Strengthening the Legal Framework<\/h5><h5>Dr. Bello emphasized the need to strengthen Nigeria&#8217;s legal framework against corruption, noting that the ongoing review of the <strong>Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act<\/strong> presents an opportunity to enhance the Bureau&#8217;s effectiveness in responding to emerging governance challenges.<\/h5><h5>According to him, clearer guidelines are needed in areas such as:<\/h5><ul><li><h5>Asset declaration procedures<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Regulation of foreign bank accounts<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Business interests involving spouses and children<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Other ethical issues affecting public officers<\/h5><\/li><\/ul><h3>Call for Continued Legislative Support<\/h3><h5>The CCB Chairman expressed appreciation to the leadership of the National Assembly for supporting the ongoing legislative review. He also reaffirmed the Bureau&#8217;s commitment to working closely with relevant stakeholders to build a more transparent, accountable, and corruption-free Nigeria.<\/h5><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Abuja, July 16, 2026 \u2013 The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello, FCCA, CFE, has called for stronger collaboration between anti-corruption agencies and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3142"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3153,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142\/revisions\/3153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}