- By Halimah Olamide
President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The President is believed to have forwarded Odumosu’s name to the National Assembly for approval.
The law setting the commission up requires the President to seek the approval of the Legislature for the appointment of a substantive head of the anti graft agency.
NPO Reports that the last Chairman of the commission AbdulRasheed Bawa, was suspended last week by President Bola Tinubu.
A day after his suspension, he was guest of the Directorate of State Security.
Odumosu, after serving in Lagos as the Commissioner of Police , retired from the force and was later appointed Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on Security.
Odumosu served as the first chairman of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) and also the Commander of the State-funded Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
Odumosu also holds a Law degree, two Master’s degrees and Diploma certificates.