Afrigather Ola Olukoyode has been appointed because the Government Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC.
This comes as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu authorized his appointment alongside that of Muhammad Hammajoda as Secretary of the EFCC on a renewable time period of 5 years.
Olukoyode takes over from Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol who has served because the Appearing Chairman of the EFCC.
Meet Olukoyode, the brand new EFCC Chairman
Olukoyode boasts over twenty-two (22) years of expertise as a seasoned lawyer. He’s a regulatory compliance marketing consultant and specialist in fraud administration and company intelligence with in depth expertise within the operations of the EFCC.
Earlier than his appointment, he had beforehand served as Chief of Workers to the previous Appearing Government Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu and Secretary to the Commission.
Olukoyode’s appointment follows the resignation of the suspended Government Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa. The newly appointed EFCC Chairman hails from Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
He was a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel, United Kingdom. Additionally, he labored on the regulation agency of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo earlier than becoming a member of the EFCC.
Olukoyede was suspended within the wake of Magu’s elimination and investigation in July 2018.
Stories say he was reportedly amongst 11 officers proven the door after days of showing on the presidential investigation panel probing allegations towards Magu, which concerned corruption and insubordination, as levelled towards him by then Lawyer-Basic of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
Who’s Muhammed Hammajoda, EFCC’s new secretary
Hammajoda holds a Bachelor of Science diploma in Accounting from the College of Maiduguri and a Grasp’s in Enterprise Administration from the same college.
Earlier than his appointment, he has been the present Director of Finance and Accounts of the EFCC.
He’s additionally a public administrator with in depth expertise in public finance administration. He started his profession as a lecturer on the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi. He additional went into banking earlier than changing into a public servant.
