Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday met with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the meeting took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and it would be the EFCC Chairman’s first official engagement with President Tinubu since he assumed office.
According to a terse statement by the commission, the meeting afforded Bawa the opportunity to brief Tinubu on the state of the fight against corruption in the country.
TNG gathers that the anti-graft czar also briefed the newly sworn-in president about his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, where he signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (NAZAHA) of Saudi Arabia.
According to the statement, the MoU was in a bid to strengthen international partnerships to address the complex challenges posed by corruption.
However, the statement did not disclose if the EFCC Chairman discussed recent squabbles between EFCC officials and officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) with the new president.
Recall that the Lagos office of the EFCC was on Tuesday placed under lock and key by the DSS, who prevented officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The two organisations have shared the office which was the headquarters of the defunct National Security Organisation, the precursor to DSS, for about 20 years.
There is said to be an ongoing discussion between the two federal agencies over the ownership of the building.
However, in a swift move, President Tinubu directed the DSS to immediately vacate the EFCC office.
The president said if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably.
