President Bola Tinubu suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, to pave the way for the conduct of proper investigations of allegations of gross misconduct in the discharge of his duty.
Willie Bassey, a director of information in the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) office, released a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that included this.
The statement reads, “This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
“Mr. Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations, in the commission.
“He will oversee the affairs of the office of the chairman of the commission, pending the conclusion of the investigation.”