President Muhammadu Buhari has
fired the chairman of the anti-graft
agency, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission,
Ibrahim Lamorde.
Mr. Lamorde, a former police
officer, was removed Monday, four
years after he took over as
chairman of the agency.
He worked earlier as the director
of operations before he was
appointed head by former
President Goodluck Jonathan on
November 23, 2011, after former
chairperson, Farida Waziri, was
removed.
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, told reporters Mr. Lamorde “was not sacked”, but that he was only proceeding on terminal leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure in February 2016. Mr. Adesina said more details would be provided in a statement that would be released shortly. Beginning a terminal leave means President Buhari has refused Mr. Lamorde a second allowable term at the commission. Mr. Adesina later issued a statement saying Mr. Buhari has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Mustafa Magu as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Mr. Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, is a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti- Corruption and was a former Head of the Economic Governance Unit (EGU) of the anti-graft agency.
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, told reporters Mr. Lamorde “was not sacked”, but that he was only proceeding on terminal leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure in February 2016. Mr. Adesina said more details would be provided in a statement that would be released shortly. Beginning a terminal leave means President Buhari has refused Mr. Lamorde a second allowable term at the commission. Mr. Adesina later issued a statement saying Mr. Buhari has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Mustafa Magu as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Mr. Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, is a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti- Corruption and was a former Head of the Economic Governance Unit (EGU) of the anti-graft agency.
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