From Princely Onyenwe
Information reaching our News desk has it that the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa has been suspended with immediate effect following allegations of abuse of office levied against him.
In a letter signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION on thisb14th day of June, 2023 reads as thus:
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.
This 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 suspended EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa had a meeting with President Bola Tinubu today at the State House hours before his suspension.
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