Protesters storms NASS, warns Senate against confirmation of Olukoyede as EFCC Chair

A civil society group under the aegies of the Centre For Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR) on Tuesday, stormed the National Assembly in Abuja to demand the immediate removal of the newly-appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, by the Senate over alleged lack of qualifications.

The angry protesters also called on President Bola Tinubu and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to immediately discontinue the appointment of Olukoyede on the grounds that he was not qualified to head the anti-graft agency.

The CDHR National Secretary, Adebayo Ogorry, while asking the Senate not to confirm the appointment of Olukoyede, noted that President Bola Tinubu failed to obey extant laws guiding the appointment of an EFCC Chairman in appointing Olukoyede.