Mr Fagbemi said it was the present administration’s plan, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, to free Nigeria from the grips of corruption.
EFCC chair Ola Olukoyede claimed that seven of 10 Nigerian students are internet fraudsters.
Due to the plea bargain Mr Emefiele was said to be discussing with the federal government, the matter is yet to be heard till date.
Mr Ogbankwa, in a statement on Sunday, stated that the appointment of Mr Olukoyede as EFCC chairman was well-deserved.
Mr Ribadu, pioneer EFCC chairman, will become the third retired police officer after the late Gambo Jimeta and Ismaila Gwarzo to be appointed to the position.
Several politicians hitherto in the crosshairs of the ousted anti-graft chief will now enjoy their loot in sufficient confidence — unencumbered with strenuous probes and trials.
Until this new role, Mr Chukkol was the director of operations of the commission.
Successive Nigerian governments often used the anti-corruption agency to settle political scores instead of tackling corruption.
Mr Bawa said that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed that the recovered funds be deployed to critical projects across the country.
The court had on November 21, 2018, directed the EFCC to return to an applicant his Range Rover SUV and N40 million.
