Ola Olukoyede gets Senate approval to head EFCC

Ola Olukoyede has gotten Senate approval to head EFCC and Muhammad Hammajoda confirmed as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency.

 

Newsonline Nigeria reports that the Senate has confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

It also confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency.

 

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This Nigeria news platform understands that the confirmation of both men followed their screening by the upper chamber on Wednesday afternoon, about a week after they were appointed by President Bola Tinubu.

 

The appointment is for a renewable term of four years in the first instance.

 

Newsonline Nigeria reports that Ola Olukoyede assumption as the new EFCC boss comes nearly four months after Tinubu suspended the erstwhile chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa.