New EFCC Chairman Bawa Has Appeared Before the 9th Senate For Screening.
TruetellsNigeria reports that the Senate led by President Lawan is currently screening the nominee for the office of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Mr. Bawa was accompanied into the Senate Chambers by his family members and political associates.
The forty-year-old nominee has worked with the anti-graft agency for 16 years and is a Certified fraud examiner and anti-money laundering expert.
He holds a BA in Economics from Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto.
Mr. Bawa told the Senate that the constitution of the country will guide his actions should he be confirmed as EFCC Chairman and promised to leave the EFCC in a better place than he met it at the end of his tenure.
According to him, “We need to repatriate all our stolen assets for the benefit of Nigerians”.
President Muhammadu Buhari on February 16, asked the Senate to confirm Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).