President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday received a formal request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for screening and confirmation of nominees for the Chairman and Secretary of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Tinubu’s letter for confirmation of Mr. Ola Olukoyede and Mr. Muhammad Hammajoda as Chairman and Secretary respectively, was contained in a letter read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio .
The Presidency had last week announced the appointment of Mr. Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC and Hammajoda as Secretary of the Commission for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.
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.”
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