President Tinubu suspends Bawa as EFCC chairman

Abdulrasheed Bawa's position as the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was suspended on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu.

To enable a thorough inquiry of Bawa's behavior while in office, Tinubu has ordered his suspension.

Bawa has been instructed to hand over control of his office immediately to the director of operations at the commission, who will manage the operations of the chairman of the commission's office until the investigation is finished.

 In a statement on Wednesday, Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), said Bawa was suspended to allow for a proper investigation into his conduct while in office.

He said the suspension followed “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him”, adding that Bawa should hand over to Abdulkarim Chukkol, director, operations in the 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,” the statement reads.

This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.

” Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over 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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