Buhari Appoints Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC Chairman

President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new EFCC Chairman.

A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday, said the appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Senate.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”

“In a letter to 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 .