The appointment, announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson on Thursday, confirms PREMIUM TIMES exclusive report days earlier about Mr Tinubu's plan to name Mr Olukoyede as the next EFCC in disregard for the law.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olanipekun Olukoyede as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , in violation of the law establishing the anti-corruption agency.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Olukoyede, although a former secretary of the EFCC and ex-chief of staff to the chairman of the commission, did not meet the requirements section 2 of the EFCC Act, to be qualified for the appointment. He was subsequently appointed as the secretary of the commission in 2018 and served in that capacity up till 2020, when he was suspended from office by then President Muhammadu Buhari. He was suspended alongside Mr Magu and some other officials of the commission. He and Mr Magu were never recalled.
Mr. Olukoyede's appointment follows the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.
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