{"id":105446,"date":"2023-06-14T22:02:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105446"},"modified":"2023-06-14T22:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:02:43","slug":"breaking-tinubu-suspends-efcc-chairman-abdulrasheed-bawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-tinubu-suspends-efcc-chairman-abdulrasheed-bawa\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tinubu suspends EFCC Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),\u00a0 AbdulRasheed Bawa.<\/p>\n<p>Bawa\u2019s suspension, according to a statement by the Director, Information, SGF Office, Willie Basse, is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cThis follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),\u00a0 AbdulRasheed Bawa. 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