Ola Olukoyede and Michael Nzekwe
Shake-up in EFCC as Olukoyede appoints Chief of Staff, 14 directors
Michael Nzekwe has been named chief of staff to Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Olukoyede promoted all EFCC zonal commands to departments as part of a restructuring effort and named 14 new directors.
The agency’s security unit has been elevated to a department led by a chief security officer, according to a statement released by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale.
“To this effect, 14 new directors have been appointed to head each of the zonal commands,” Oyewale said.
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“Additionally, to bolster and fortify the security architecture of the commission, the security unit of the EFCC has been upgraded to a department with a seasoned officer appointed as director, security and chief security officer.
“A new department has also been created in the executive chairman’s office and it is headed by former Makurdi zonal commander of the EFCC, Mr. Friday Ebelo who also doubles as director and coordinator, special duties at the corporate headquarters of the commission.”
Nzekwe was the commander of the Ilorin zonal command and a course one officer.
Nzekwe, a lawyer and an investigator, has served in various departments in the anti-graft agency — including legal and prosecution, operations (now department of investigations), internal affairs (now department of ethics and integrity), Servicom, and asset forfeiture.
The new chief of staff has attended trainings and courses at home and abroad, including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course organised by Defence Intel Agency (DIA).
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