By Ayodele Oni
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 contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser, Media, to the President, Mr Femi Adesina
In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmed I Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.
Bawa, 40, 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 has undergone several specialized 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.
He succeeds CP Ibrahim Magu who was suspended from office by the President in July 2020. On Magu’s suspension, the President had asked Umar Mohammed to oversee the affairs of the Commission.
With the appointment of Bawa, the leadership of Umar also comes to an end.
