Newly-appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, assumed duty in Abuja, pledging to wage intelligence-driven war against corruption .
Perhaps, it is safe to presume that with a much cosmopolitan, younger and educated Abdulrasheed Bawa, a new Economic and Financial Crimes Commission might berth soon. But not before satisfying certain tasks, writes Kingsley Nwezeh
Finally, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has emerged the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with his screening and confirmation by the Senate, last week. He is now faced with the arduous task of repositioning and recalibrating the agencyâs fledgling anti-graft war.
Imaging the Issues
Since inception, the agency has been beset with issues bordering on poor perception. While it claimed to battle individuals and organisations perpetrating financial crimes, the actions of the former heads of the agency were not so different from those being prosecuted as many of them left office, tarred with the brush of corruption, having been accused of financial crimes while in office.
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