The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has appointed Mrs Temilade Aderemi Okesanjo as its first Resident Consultant for Strategy and Communications, a move aimed at strengthening institutional coherence and improving public engagement.
The appointment, which takes immediate effect, is the first time the Commission has formally embedded strategy within a resident consultancy role, reflecting a shift towards a more structured, forward-looking approach to governance, prevention and institutional integrity.
In a statement issued by the Spokesperson and Head of Media and Public Communications, Mr Okor Odey, the ICPC said the new position is designed to integrate strategic thinking more deliberately into the Commission’s daily operations while ensuring its priorities and interventions are clearly and responsibly communicated to stakeholders and the public.
According to the statement, Mrs Okesanjo will support the Commission in two key areas. On strategy, she will help align ICPC’s programmes, engagements and interventions with its statutory mandate. On communications, she will work to promote clarity, consistency and credibility in messaging, with the aim of strengthening public trust and confidence.
Mrs Okesanjo brings more than 16 years of combined experience across the public and private sectors. She began her career in the financial services industry at Ecobank Nigeria before transitioning into public service, where she worked in the Ministry of Transportation and later the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
In 2018, she left the civil service to found Woodford Consulting Company, through which she has led high-level strategy and implementation advisory assignments for public sector institutions and development-oriented organisations.
She has since advised senior levels of government in Nigeria, including the Presidency and several federal ministries, departments and agencies, as well as international organisations, with a focus on policy implementation, institutional reform and public-sector governance.
With Mrs Okesanjo joining its leadership support structure, the Commission said it is better positioned to sharpen its strategic direction, deepen public engagement and advance its mandate of combating corruption through prevention, enforcement and systems strengthening.
