President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.
His appointment comes nearly four months after Tinubu suspended the former chairman of the anti-graft agency, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Below are key things to know about the new EFCC chairman
1. Olukoyede was born on October 14, 1969.
2. Olukoyede is a native of Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
3. He is an alumnus of Lagos State University; University of Lagos; Institute of Arbitration, France and the Kennedy School of Executive Education, University of Harvard, United States.
4. Olukoyede is a lawyer with over 22 years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and specialist in fraud management and corporate intelligence.
5. The new EFCC chairman worked at the law firm of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before joining the EFCC.
6. At EFCC, Olukoyede previously served as the Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman, Ibrahim Magu between 2016 and 2018
7. He also served as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency from 2018 to 2023.
8. He is a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of Refuge, Lagos Province 12, Shasha, Lagos State.
9. He’s a member of the Federal Government Technical Committee on the Repositioning of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.