FBI Hails Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman

The Legal Attache of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI in Nigeria, Jack Smith has applauded the appointment of Ola Olukoyede as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Smith gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Corporate Headquarters of the EFCC.

Smith said he made personal efforts to study the antecedents of Olukoyede and found out that he has impressive credentials to lead the EFCC. He expressed delight with the agenda of reforms of the EFCC, stressing that it would move the Anti-corruption mandate of the Commission forward.

The EFCC Chairman appreciated the visit and explained that the relationship between the FBI and Nigeria predated the establishment of the Commission.

Olukoyede explained that his reform agenda for the Commission is not new but represents more effective ways of achieving the mandate of the EFCC.

The EFCC Boss also took the FBI’s team through some of the important programmes lined up by the Commission, especially a pending public engagement which focuses on Youths involvement in cyber crimes as he stressed the need to always put Nigerian Youths in the right direction for the good of the Nation.