Prof. Olaopa revealed the suggestion to reporters following his oath of office as FCSC Chairman, which he shared with eleven other Commission members.The FCSC members and the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) were sworn in by President Bola Tinubu, who then presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that was held this week in the B Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
In response to a query about his plans regarding allegations and cases of corruption in the civil service, Olaopa, who expressed regret for the state of affairs, stated that he intended to work with law enforcement and security organizations to restore the service's reputation.
It is undoubtedly really unsettling. Olaopa stated that the Civil Service Commission was named after those who formed it, our forefathers in the heyday of the service, and who are intended to be a light of honesty from the commission's inception.
"So, the commission's whole cash-and-carry reputation worries me. And in my opinion, we'll do all within our power, working with certain intelligence and security organizations, to identify a few scapegoats and present the Service Commission in a positive light.
He declared, "We would all be committed to bringing back values, institutional values, to the public service of Nigeria. That will be our first charge."
The allegation that was presented to us suggests that the administration included the Civil Service in the agenda for renewed hope. Every stakeholder, including the Office of the Head of Service, is therefore specifically charged with working together to recognize the problems facing the Civil Service and the need for a repositioning.
"We need to modernize by implementing technology and strengthen our capability readiness. Professionalism and competency-based human resource management must be reinstated. We must position the civil service so that it can assist governments in achieving their goals, something we are well-positioned to accomplish.
"We intend to rebrand this commission after the Civil Service Commission concludes. A commission that embodies the integrity era of the Civil Service is what we desire. He declared, "We want a commission that upholds the core principles of the public service in all that it does.
In response to inquiries, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the newly appointed chairman of the Independent Commission on Police corruption, stated that he would lead by example and that he hoped to implement the Tinubu administration's Renewed Hope Agenda.
"I have taken the oath of office, I will uphold it, and I will carry out my duties in compliance with the ICPC Act in order to support Mr. President's Renewed Hope Agenda." He remarked, "I want to reassure Nigerians and Mr. President that I will live above board, lead by example, and uphold my oath of office.
Along with eleven other Commission members, President Tinubu swore in Dr. Aliyu as the new Chairman of the ICPC and Professor Olaopa as the FCSC.
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, read a citation stating that the new ICPC Chairman was Jigawa State's Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice from 2019 to 2023.
Professor Olaopa of Oyo State, the newly appointed Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, is a former Permanent Secretary who held positions as Permanent Secretary in five different ministries in addition to being an academic.
Members representing Adamawa, Gombe, and Taraba, Dr. Daudu Jalo, Gekpe Isu (Akwa Ibom and Cross River), Dr. Chamberlain Nwele (Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu), Rufus Godwins (Rivers, Delta, and Bayelsa), Dr. Adamu Hussein (Niger and the FCT), and Aminu Nabegu (Jigawa and Kano) are among those who also took an oath as members of the FCSC.
The others were Dr. Festus Oyebade (Osun and Oyo), Odekunle Aduke (Kogi and Kwara), Jide Jimoh (Lagos and Ogun), Hindatu Abdullahi (Kaduna and Katsina), and Shehu Aliyu (Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara).