JUST IN: Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3924" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;02&sol;images-2021-02-24T162127&period;122&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"739" height&equals;"415" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><strong>By Temi Joshua<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 40-year-old Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist was confirmed after being grilled during Senate plenary at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly today February 24&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During plenary&comma; the law makers asked if he is ready to take up the job&comma; given his age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bawa&comma; in his response&comma; said he would use his experience to handle the job since he has joined the anti graft agency in 2014&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now&comma; Bawa becomes the youngest person ever to serve as chairman of the anti-corruption agency<&sol;p>&NewLine;