President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.
According to
a statement by the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the action follows “weighty”
allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
“Mr Bawa has
been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the
Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the
Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the
investigation,” the statement said.
Earlier in
the day, the EFCC chairman was at the State House for a meeting with the
President.
The
development comes after last Friday’s suspension of CBN Governor Godwin
Emefiele and his subsequent arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS).
See the full
statement below:
OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION
14th June,
2023
PRESS
RELEASE
PRESIDENT
BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUSPENDS BAWA INDEFINITELY FROM OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC
& FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from office of
Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in
office.
2. This
follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
3. Mr Bawa
has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the
Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the
Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the
investigation.
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