Introducing Ola Olukoyede, the New Head of the EFCC

In anticipation of Senate confirmation, President Bola Tinubu gave his approval on Thursday to Mr. Ola Olukoyede’s appointment as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for a four-year initial term that is renewable.

The former anti-graft agency chief, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, was suspended by Tinubu nearly four months ago.

“According to a statement from the President’s Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, Olukayode’s appointment came after the resignation of the EFCC’s suspended Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa

These are the top 10 things about Olukoyede that PUNCH Online lists in this article.

1. Olukoyede’s was born on Oct. 14, 1969

2. Olukoyede is an Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State native.

3. His academic training took place at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Executive Education, the University of Lagos, the Institute of Arbitration, France, and Lagos State University.

4. The United Kingdom’s Fraud Advisory Panel included the EFCC chairman, who was born in Ekiti State.

5. Olukoyede is an attorney with more than 22 years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and expert in fraud management and corporate intelligence.

6. Before joining the EFCC, Olukoyede worked at the law office of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

7. Olukoyede was previously the Chief of Staff to Ibrahim Magu, the EFCC’s Executive Chairman, from 2016 to 2018.

8. Between 2018 and 2023, he was the anti-corruption agency’s Secretary.

9. His status as a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of Refuge, Lagos Province 12, Shasha, Lagos State, has also been established by research.

10. He is a representative on the Technical Committee of the Federal Government on the Repositioning of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit.