Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm EFCC board members
By Matthew Eloyi
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari 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 17 September and read during plenary on Tuesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.
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In the letter, 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).