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Group drums up support for Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC chairman

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"VdFDBNHA" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Coalition for Probity and Acountability in Nigeria &lpar;CPAN&rpar; has commended President Muhammad Buhari for the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as new chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"FbzexYfZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Mr Segun Ayomide Ola&comma; the national coordinator of the coalition told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday&comma; saying that &&num;8221&semi; we are now convinced that President Buhari is serious about fighting corruption in the country by bringing a competent person to head the anti-graft agency&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; many Nigerians including elders from three geopolitical zones have expressed support for the Federal appointment for the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as new chairman of the agency<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2021&sol;02&sol;17&sol;northern-youths-plan-3-million-man-solidarity-rally-for-new-efcc-chairman&sol;">Northern Youths Plan 3-Million-Man solidarity rally for New EFCC chairman<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"upVENcR6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The group also described Mr Bawa as a man of proven integrity whose record earned him to get this appointment by the federal and call on Nigerians to also support him &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are optimistic that the new chairman will restore the lost integrity of the agency by ensuring that the integrity of the agency will soon be commended by people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The coalition group demanded that the anti-corruption fight &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;should be total and not selective”&comma; while discouraging the use of plea bargains to settle corruption charges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Segun said &&num;8221&semi; the new chairman has been a man of integrity who will be proud of all in the country and hope for urgent steps to redress the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;lopsidedness” in the handling of corruption cases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the appointment of the anti-graft chairman&comma; Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa was done based on fairness with a view to ensure equity and justice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In a letter to President of the Senate&comma; Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan&comma; the President said he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2&lpar;3&rpar; of Part1&comma; CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004&comma;” a statement by Femi Adesina&comma; presidential spokesman&comma; read&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Giving an insight into the nominated EFCC chairman’s background&comma; Adesina said&comma; Bawa&comma; 40&comma; is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases&comma; official corruption&comma; bank fraud&comma; money laundering&comma; and other economic crimes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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