{"id":82612,"date":"2021-06-22T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=82612"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:23:15","slug":"buhari-appoints-ekpungu-efcc-secretary-names-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-appoints-ekpungu-efcc-secretary-names-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari appoints Ekpungu EFCC Secretary, names Board members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m103529\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe appointment is for a fresh tenure of five years.<\/p>\n<p>Also appointed as Board Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South East), Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (North Central), and Alhaji Yahya Muhammad (North East).<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement on Monday by Umar Gwandu, media aide to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), the appointment iss in line with Section 2 (1) and Section 4 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, EFCC has been operating without Board Members since 2015.<br \/>\nPresident Buhari has already directed the forwarding the names for confirmation of the Senate.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/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 Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). 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