Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of ñew EFCC chair, secretary

President Bola Tinubu has sought the Senate confirmation of  Mr. Ola Olukoyede and Mr. Muhammad Hammajoda  as the chairman and secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read at plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio .

The President had last week Thursday approved the appointment of Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC and Hammajoda as Secretary of the Commission for a renewable term of four and five years, respectively in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.

The appointment came nearly four months after the erstwhile anti-graft agency chief, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa was suspended.

According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, “Mr. Olukayode’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.”