Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm EFCC board members
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari-led regime to confirm the appointment of Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The request was contained in a letter dated September 17 and read during plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
Mr Buhari explained that the request for the confirmation of the nominees was in accordance with the provision of Section 2(1) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.
Those to be confirmed include George Ekpungu, Secretary (Cross River); Luqman Muhammed (Edo); Anumba Adaeze (Enugu); Alhaji Kola Adesina (Kwara); and Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad (Yobe).
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