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The Senate, on Tuesday, received a letter from President Bola Tinubu, seeking the confirmation of Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hammajoda as the substantive Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The President’s letter was read at the plenary on Tuesday by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau.
The Presidency had last week announced Tinubu’s decision to appoint Olukoyede as the EFCC Chairman and Hammajoda as Secretary.
The appointment came nearly four months after Tinubu suspended the former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, “Mr Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.”
Meanwhile, members of the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, on Tuesday, stormed the premises of the National Assembly to kick against the choice of Olukoyede as the next EFCC chairman.
