Senate screens Olukoyede as EFCC chair, Halima Shehu as NSIPA CEO

The senate has commenced the screening of Halima Shehu as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).

Also appearing before the senators are Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hammajoda, nominees for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chair and secretary respectively.

The letter by President Bola Tinubu asking the lawmakers to confirm the nominees was read on the floor of the senate on Tuesday in line with the acts establishing the organisations.

The trio were admitted into the upper legislative chamber for screening after Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, moved a motion to the effect.

Olukoyede was named acting chairman of the EFCC months after Abdulrasheed Bawa, former boss of the anti-graft agency, was suspended by the president.

While announcing Olukoyede’s nomination last week, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said Bawa resigned from the position.

“Ola Olukoyede is a lawyer with over twenty-two (22) years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and specialist in fraud management and corporate intelligence,” Ngelale had said.