EFCC: Buhari Nominates 40-year-old Bawa as Magu’s Replacement

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President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

This was contained in a statement today by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

Bawa replaces the suspended acting chairman of the commission, lbrahim Magu.

Read statement below:

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, 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.

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.

Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to the President

(Media and Publicity)

February 16, 2021

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