President Muhammadu Buhari
has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was disclosed in a statement written on Tuesday by the
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan,
the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1,
CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.
The statement added that 40-year-old Bawa is “a trained EFCC
investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of
Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and
other economic crimes.”
He is said to have undergone several specialised trainings in
different parts of the world, and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in
2005.
Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in
International Affairs and Diplomacy.
The acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu was suspended in July
2020 amidst allegations of gross misconduct.
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