Senate begins screening to confirm EFCC chairman

Bayo Wahab 13:55 - 18 October 2023

Ola Olukayode is the new EFCC boss [Punch]

President Bola Tinubu recently appointed Olukoyede the substantive Chairman of the EFCC.

The Senate has begun confirmation proceedings for Ola Olukoyede, the nominee for the position of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Olukoyede is currently at the National Assembly in Abuja.

His appointment was announced on Thursday, October 12, 2023, four months after the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa.

President Bola Tinubu recently appointed Olukoyede to become the substantive Chairman of the EFCC.

If confirmed, Olukoyede would be the first Nigerian from the southern region to head the EFCC.

Earlier, Pulse had reported that protesters stormed the National Assembly to oppose Olukoyede's confirmation.

The protesters alleged that his appointment contravened the extant laws guiding the appointment of the EFCC chairman.

The group’s National Secretary, Adebayo Ogorry, argued that the appointment of Olukoyede was a breach of the provisions of the law.

“The action of President Tinubu in making the appointment of Mr Olukoyede into such a high office with enormous responsibility as the Chairman of the EFCC in flagrant breach of the provisions of the laws of the parliament is contrary to the oath he took on May 29, 2023 to protect and defend the laws of the nation,” he said.