In a statement released on Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, it was announced that Mr Ola Olukoyede has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This appointment comes after the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Mr Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda has also been appointed as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency for a renewable term of five years, pending Senate confirmation.
Both appointments were approved by President Tinubu in accordance with section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004. Mr. Ola Olukoyede has over twenty-two (22) years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and specialist in fraud management and corporate intelligence.
He has previously served as Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman (2016-2018) and Secretary to the Commission (2018-2023), and fulfills the statutory requirement for appointment as Chairman of the EFCC.
Mr. Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda is a public administrator with extensive experience in public finance management who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Maiduguri and a Masters in Business Administration from the same university.
President Tinubu has tasked the new leadership of the Commission to justify the confidence reposed in them.
