President Tinubu writes Akpabio-led senate over EFCC chairman

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate to screen and confirm the appointment of Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hammajoda as the substantive chairman and secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

According to The Nation, the president's letter was read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Red Chamber, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, October 17.

Last week, Thursday, October 12, President Tinubu announced the appointment of Olukoyede as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency.

Who is Olukoyede, the new EFCC chairman

Olukoyede, a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, is said to be the first Southerner who would hold the EFCC chairman's position since former President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration established the commission.

Born on October 14, 1969, Olukoyede hailed from Ikere-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria.

The EFCC Chairman's designate was a seasoned lawyer with over 22 years of experience in fraud management, compliance management and corporate intelligence.

He had experience in the operation of the EFCC as he had earlier served as secretary of the anti-graft agency and chief of staff to the former chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu.

Olukoyede is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel of the United Kingdom (UK) and worked under the law firm of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before he joined the EFCC.