BREAKING: Buhari appoints Bawa as EFCC boss
Requests senate to confirm him
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was disclosed in a State House press release issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.
According to Mr. Adesina, President Buhari wrote a letter to President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, requesting the senate to confirm Bawa as EFCC boss.
The President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2 (3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.
Bawa, 40, is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes.
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He has undergone several specialized trainings in different parts of the world, and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005.
Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy.
