BREAKING: President Tinubu Suspends EFCC Chairman Bawa Indefinitely
- The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON has been suspended
- President Bola Tinubu approved Bawa's suspension and mandated him to handover the affairs of his office to the director, operations in the commission
- Meanwhile, Bawa's indefinite suspension follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) AbdulRasheed Bawa.
Willie Bassey, the director, information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Wednesday, June 14, confirmed Tinubu's move in a statement, The Nation reported.
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Why EFCC chairman Bawa was suspended
According to Bassey, Bawa's suspension follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him, TVC News reported.
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Bassey noted that the suspension is to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office following weighty allegations of abuse of office against him.
Tinubu order Bawa to handover to director, operations in the EFCC
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Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the director, operations in the commission, EFCC, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.
This was announced in a statement by Willie Bassey, the director, information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Wednesday, June 14, Daily Trust reported.
The statement reads thus:
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.
“This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.”
President Tinubu suspends CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, orders probe
In another similar development, President Bola Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The office of the secretary to the government of the federation announced his suspension.
Willie Bassey, director of information, SGF office, in a statement issued on Friday, June 9 noted that the suspension is with immediate effect.
Northern APC Governor Bello Matawalle on EFCC radar for alleged N70bn fraud
In another development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it would commence a probe of Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor is being investigated for an alleged N70 billion fraud.
Matawalle has been accused of gathering the money as a loan and diverting it to several accounts without executing the projects.
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