President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday constituted the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The anti-graft agency has been without a board since 2015 when Buhari came into power.
The spokesperson to the Attorney-General of the federation (AGF) and Minster of Justice, Umar Gwandu who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said the board will operate on a five-year tenure.
He added that the president has ordered that the names of nominees on the board be forwarded to the National Assembly for confirmation.
The statement read: “President Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for a tenure of five years.
“Also appointed as board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South East), Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (North Central) and Alhaji Yahya Muhammad (North East).
“These appointments are in line with Section 2 (1) and Section 4 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004.
“The President has directed the forwarding of the names to the Senate for confirmation.”
