President Bola Tinubu Appoints RCCG Pastor Ola Olukoyede As EFCC Chairman
-Bola Ahmed Tinubu Appoints Ola Olukoyede As EFCC Chairman
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Ola Olukoyede, an RCCG pastor as the new executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson revealed this known in a statement on Thursday.
Pastor Olukoyede, who became the first-ever Christian to be appointed to the role, will serve as the fifth chairman of the anti-graft agency.
Past chairmen of the EFCC were Nuhu Ribadu, retired AIG, 2003-2007; Mrs. Farida Waziri, retired AIG, 2008-2011; Ibrahim Lamorde, retired DIG, 2012-2015; and Abdulrasheed Bawa, 2021-2023.
The statement read: “By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, that “the Chairman and members of the Commission, other than ex-officio members, shall be appointed by the President,” President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.
“Mr. Ola Olukoyede is a lawyer with over 22 years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and specialist in fraud management and corporate intelligence.
“He has extensive experience in the operations of the EFCC, having previously served as Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman (2016-2018) and Secretary to the Commission (2018-2023). As such, he fulfills the statutory requirement for appointment as Chairman of the EFCC.
“Mr. Olukoyede’s appointment follows the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.
