Senate To Screen New EFCC Boss Bawa

• By. Stephen Godonu, Abuja

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the screening of the newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, in plenary.

Lawan said screening the new EFCC boss in plenary was in line with the Senate tradition.

Lawan stated this on Tuesday when he read the official communication from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd.) seeking the Senate’s confirmation for Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the EFCC.

In a letter to Lawan, the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004.

Bawa, 40, is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes.

He has undergone several specialized pieces of training in different parts of the world and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005.

Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy.