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Excitement in EFCC over Bawa s Nomination as Chairman

By Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh and Udora Orizu in Abuja There was excitement at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja and other zonal offices nationwide yesterday as President Muhammadu Buhari broke with tradition to pick an operative, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as the next chairman of the commission. Buhari in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, sought legislative approval for the 40-year-old nominee from Kebbi State. If the Senate ratifies his nomination, Bawa will succeed Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who had been acting as EFCC chairman since November 9, 2015, until his suspension on July 7, 2020.

Youth council hails nomination of Bawa as EFCC chairman, calls for speedy confirmation

Translate Youth council hails nomination of Bawa as EFCC chairman, calls for speedy confirmation On Abdulrasheed Bawa The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has described Abdulrasheed Bawa as a “world class crime buster” whose services as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are greatly needed to advance the fight against corruption in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday sent the nomination of 40-year-old Bawa to the Senate for confirmation, saying the request was in accordance with paragraph 2 (3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004. Reacting in a statement, the NYCN said the nomination “signals a positive turn in the war against corruption” and must therefore be urgently considered for approval by the Senate.

Without police background, Bawa becomes EFCC boss

• Seeking Senate’s confirmation rubbishes FG’s earlier position, lawyers declare Abdulrasheed Bawa will become first substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without police training if his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari is confirmed by the Senate. x It will be in line with one of the recommendations of the Ayo Salami panel, which investigated the commission and Ibrahim Magu last year. Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesperson, on Tuesday, announced that the President had asked the Senate to confirm Bawa, who currently heads the Lagos zonal office of the EFCC, as substantive chairman of the commission.

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