Barely hours after the appointment of Ola Olukoyede as the new Executive Chairman of the Economics and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), reactions have been pouring in.
Reacting to the appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential poll, David Bwala, said that Olukoyede lacked the required experience to head the agency.
A statement released by the presidency today Thursday, October 12, said that President Tinubu approved Olukoyede’s appointment for a renewable four years.
Bwala who kicked against the appointment of Olukoyede in a post shared on his X handle said there is a possibility that the new anti-graft boss was appointed for a “mission.”
”The appointment of Olukayode as EFCC Chairman by PBAT is unlawful and illegal. It runs foul of the provisions of Section 2 of the EFCC ACT which requires that the person to be appointed as EFCC Chairman must amongst other things have
“1. Been a serving or retired member of any security or law enforcement agency,
“2. Must have 15 years cognate experience of law enforcement, and
“3. Must not be below the rank of assistant commissioner of police
“Olukayode is a private legal practitioner and has never worked or belong to any security or law enforcement agency as a member
“He does not have 15 years cognate experience as a law enforcement officer and
“His private legal practice years cannot be equated to the rank in law enforcement. Not enough attending seminal courses as a private legal practitioner can equate to 15 years cognate experience contemplated by section 2 of the Act.
“HE ONLY HAS A STINT AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF MAGU AND LATER BECAME A SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION, ALL OF WHICH LAST FOR LESS THAN 6 YEARS
“This government never cease to amaze Nigerians. Who knows, maybe he is being appointed for a mission. God help NIgeria,” he wrote on X.
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