Mr Laolu Akande, spokesman of  Nigeria’s acting President, Yemi Osinbanjo has announced that the Presidency  was “stepping down”  two new nominees into the ICPC board.

Akande announced this in  updates on his twitter handle on Sunday. He said “We are stepping down 2 of the new ICPC board nominees who have ongoing investigation issues with the commission as this presents a conflict.

“While existence of allegations or petitions against someone should’nt necessarily disqualify them from considerations for appointments,  this case presents a peculiarity as we have confirmed that the agency in which they are to serve is indeed investigating the two of them

“A basic check showed no court convictions against them. But when weighty petitions come up this administration ‘ll always do the right thing.

Though  Akande did not name those affected reports earlier said the nominees affected are women,namely Hadiza Aliyu and  Saad Alanamu.

Hadiza Aliyu’s travails were  well chronicled un a petition she wrote to the IGP over the looting of Aso Savings and Loans.It’s like  a  David versus Goliath  battle unfolding.

See related story: EXCLUSIVE: How Maimuna Aliyu, In Petition To IGP, Exposed Looting Of Aso Savings & Loans