President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, on Monday 21 June, 2021.
Ekpungu’s appointment is for a fresh tenure of five years.
Also appointed as Board Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South East), Alhaji Kole Raheem Adesina (North Central) and Alhaji Yahya Muhammad (North East).
The statement added that the appointment is in line with Section 2 (1) and Section 4 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004. This becomes the first after six years, as the EFCC has been operating without Board members since 2015.
It also stated that the President Buhari has already directed the forwarding the names for confirmation of the Senate.
