Jack Smith, the legal attache of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, has extended a hand of friendship to Olanipekun Olukoyede, the new chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Smith, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, said Olukoyede has an impressive track record to head the anti-graft agency.
“I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my homework and research and I discovered that your appointment is right,” he said.
He also applauded the steps the EFCC boss is taking to fight corruption and crime, saying “I welcome the direction you are taking the Commission, the rebranding and other positive initiatives are good.”
Olukoyede appreciated the visit and pledged more commitment to the existing relationship between the EFCC and FBI, maintaining that the two agencies are partners in progress.
He pointed out that his reform agenda for the Commission was not new “but represents more effective ways of achieving the mandate of the EFCC.”
“It is important we properly define the focus of the anti-corruption work that we are doing,” he added.
President Bola Tinubu appointed Olukoyede to head the EFCC in October and the Senate approved the appointment after a thorough screening.
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