NEWS EXTRA: Senate confirms EFCC nominee who 'started school' before he was born

Daily Trust

The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed Mr Yahaya Muhammad, a nominee for the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), whose curriculum vitae showed that he started primary school a year before he was born.

Muhammad is one of the five nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed by the senate on Tuesday.

The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, chaired by Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari (APC, Kaduna).

Buhari had, in a letter dated September 17, 2021, asked the Red Chamber to confirm the appointments of the Secretary and Board members of EFCC.

Those confirmed alongside Muhammad are: George Abang Ekungu, Secretary (Cross River); Luqman Muhammed (Edo); Anumba Adaeze (Enugu) and Kola Raheem Adesina (Kwara).

Senator Kwari, in his presentation, said the committee after scrutinisng the nominee’s credentials was satisfied that they have the requisite experience, integrity, professional competence and industry to discharge the functions for which they were nominated.