Did Bawa Resign after Tinubu Suspended Him as EFCC Chairman?
- Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended EFCC chairman, has been reportedly resigned from his position
- Bawa's resignation was disclosed in a statement that announced the appointment of a new EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede
- President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa on June 14, and he was subsequently arrested and detained by the secret police SSS
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Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly resigned from his position as the chairman of the anti-graft agency.
The resignation of Bawa was announced by the presidency in a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, on Thursday, October 12.
Source: Twitter
Tinubu appoints new EFCC chairman after Bawa's resignation
In the statement, Ngelale announced the appointment of Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda as the new chairman and secretary of the commission.
The statement partly read:
"Mr Olukoyede's appointment follows the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa."
Why SSS arrests Bawa, suspended EFCC chairman
On Wednesday, June 14, President Bola Tinubu suspended Bawa as chairman of the anti-graft agency, and he was subsequently arrested and detained by the State Security Service (SSS) without any statement concerning his arrest by the secret police.
The SSS allegedly arrested Bawa under the authority of President Bola Tinubu, and up to the appointment of new chairman of the EFCC, the secret police never explained his offences and the law that permit them to hold him for long without trial.
Until the announcement of Olukoyede as new chairman of the EFCC, nothing was heard from the authority concerning Bawa except his resignation as disclosed by the presidency on Wednesday.
Bawa was appointed by the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, following the suspension of Ibrahim Magu, the former chairman of the commission who was reportedly having issue with the then attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami.
See the statement here:
Former governor, ex-minister under EFCC investigation
Legit.ng earlier reported that the EFCC has said some former governors, former ministers and officials of some ministries are currently under investigation.
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson of the EFCC, said the public would soon be fed with their involvement in different money laundering.
According to Oyewale, the commission has uncovered the fraud of N27 billion and $19 million in three cases while the investigation was still ongoing.
Source: Legit.ng
