Malami announces appointment of new EFCC secretary, board members
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Attorney-General Abubakar Malami.
Dr Umar Gwandu, spokesman to Mr Malami, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
He said the appointment was for a fresh tenure of five years.
Also appointed as Board Members are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South East), Kola Raheem Adesina (North Central) and Yahya Muhammad (North East).
Mr Gwandu said the appointment was in line with Section 2 (1) and Section 4 of the EFCC Act, 2004.
He said that EFCC has been operating without board members since 2015.
Mr Buhari has already directed that the names should be forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, the spokesman said.
(NAN)
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