Senate Confirms Buhari’s EFCC Nominee Who ‘Started School Before Birth’

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation into the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Part of those confirmed include Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad (Yobe) who had obvious discrepancies in curriculum vitae.

According to records submitted by Yahaya, he started school before he was born.

Senator Hassan Hadejia from Jigawa North East, pointed out out the irregularities with the Curriculum Vitae submitted by Muhammad.

Hadejia said, “Let me bring to the notice of the House, certain discrepancies in the report that are contradictory, especially with regard to one of the nominees, Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad, on page 8.

“The nominee, according to the record before us, started his primary school before he was born. There is also an overlap in the sequence of his educational experience because here, he was born on 29th September, 1969 and he started his Central Primary school in 1968.

“He was in Borno Teachers College from 1975 and 1988 while simultaneously he was in the College of Administration Studies from 1980 to 1981.

“If these are typographical errors, Mr (Senate) President, maybe we should have them corrected for the sake of our record.”

Also confirmed was George Abang Ekungu (Cross River) as the secretary of the EFCC.

Others include Luqman Muhammed (Edo); Anumba Adaeze (Enugu), and Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (Kwara).

Their confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes on the five nominees.

Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari (APC, Kaduna North), while presenting the report urged the Senate to confirm the nominees, saying they were all qualified for the job.