The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has appointed Mrs Temilade Okesanjo as its Resident Consultant for Strategy and Communications, with immediate effect, in a move aimed at strengthening the agency’s operational effectiveness and public engagement.
The anti-corruption body announced the appointment in a statement issued on Friday, noting that the decision forms part of broader efforts to enhance institutional coordination, improve efficiency and deepen trust with stakeholders across the country.
According to the commission, the appointment is particularly significant as it marks the first time strategy has been formally incorporated into a resident consultant portfolio within the ICPC.
“This appointment marks the first time strategy has been formally incorporated into a resident consultant portfolio at the commission, further enhancing the ICPC’s existing approach to prevention, institutional integrity, and impact-driven governance,” the statement said.
Mrs Okesanjo brings more than 16 years of combined experience spanning both the public and private sectors. She began her professional career in the financial services industry at Ecobank Nigeria, where she gained early exposure to corporate systems and organisational processes.
She later transitioned into public service, serving in the Federal Ministry of Transportation as well as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, where she was involved in policy execution and inter-agency coordination. In 2018, Okesanjo resigned from the civil service to establish Woodford Consulting Company, a strategy and advisory firm through which she has led high-level engagements in strategy development, implementation and institutional reform.
The ICPC explained that Okesanjo’s new role would cover two key areas critical to the commission’s mandate. On the strategy front, she is expected to help ensure that the commission’s priorities, interventions and partnerships are deliberate, coherent and firmly aligned with its statutory responsibilities.
On communications, the commission said she would be responsible for ensuring that these priorities are clearly and responsibly articulated to the public, thereby strengthening transparency, credibility and stakeholder confidence.
“In her new role, Okesanjo will support the commission in two distinct areas. On strategy, she will ensure that ICPC’s priorities, interventions, and engagements are deliberate, coherent, and fully aligned with its statutory mandate,” the statement read. “On communications, she will ensure that these priorities are clearly articulated and responsibly conveyed, building trust with stakeholders and the public.”
The commission added that the appointment is intended to enhance internal coherence, reinforce its preventive approach to corruption and ensure that institutional actions produce measurable and sustainable impact.
Okesanjo has previously advised the Presidency, several federal ministries, departments and agencies, as well as international organisations, on policy implementation, institutional reform and public-sector governance, experience the ICPC believes will add strategic value to its operations.
