Abuja – The Economic and Financial Commission has disowned the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as its anti-corruption ambassador.
Ekweremadu was reportedly decorated as an ambassador of the anti-graft agency by its National Assembly Liaison Officer, Sulaiman Bakari, on Tuesday.

But apparently angered by such appointment and decoration of the DSP, the commission kicked against it on Wednesday morning, saying th‎at it did not authorise Bakari to confer such status on Ekweremadu or any other politician for that matter.

In a statement dissociating the commission from the action, EFCC Spokesman. Wilson Uwujaren, claimed Bakari acted on his own as the commission does not give awards but investigates economic and Financial crimes.

Wilson said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reports in the print and online media, on April 20, 2016 claiming that the anti-graft agency has decorated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”.

“According to a statement issued to the Press by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President, Uche Anichukwu, the purported decoration, was carried out by the EFCC National Assembly Liaison Officer, Suleiman Bakari who was quoted to have said: “ On behalf of my acting chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu and the entire management and staff of the EFCC, decorate you as an Anti- Corruption Ambassador and formally present this frame, as a token of our appreciation to your person and office, and as a symbol of the institutional partnership between the EFCC and the National Assembly”.

“The EFCC totally dissociates itself from the purported action of Sulaiman Bakari as he acted entirely on his own. “He clearly acted outside his brief as a liaison officer as the management of the Commission at no time mandated him to decorate Ekweremadu or any officer of the National Assembly as Anti- Corruption Ambassador.

“The statutory mandate of the EFCC is the investigation and prosecution of all economic and financial crimes cases, which does not include the decoration of individuals as anti- corruption ambassadors.

“The Commission is not in the habit of awarding titles to individuals. And those enamoured of titles, know the quarters to approach for such honours, not the EFCC

Members of the public and stakeholders in the fight against corruption are enjoined to disregard the so-called decoration, Uwujaren said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/%e2%80%8eefcc-disowns-ekweremadu-anti-corruption-ambassador/

I knew that news was fake.

Someone who still has forgery case in with the police can never be involved in such ambassadorial role.

Black market award to the highest bidder.

That EFCC official that conferred Ekweremadu with that award should be probed

Great...

Continues viewing threAd from afar...

ok

I thought there was something awkward about it sha...

Cos EFCC giving awards is like saying ' Ekweremadu pls go and steal... We'll look the other way'... Afterall, He's a SINATOR.

Magu abi na mugu just got a phone call from aso rock reprimanding him.Well Too late,Ekweremadu is already an EFCC ambassador!!! Congrats Ikeoha

Ok, i hear

hurricaneChris:
I knew that news was fake.

Someone who still has forgery case in with the police can never be involved in such ambassadorial role.

The news was not fake,a senior EFCC official decorated him with the award.I suppose the authorities at aso rock picked office with it hence this press release

Apc,an inconclusive government with an inconclusive direction with confused mindset

maka why...Ikeoha is a good man naa..adonbilivit.

Our(PDP) GOD prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies(APC)

hmmm

chukwudi44:


The news was not fake,a senior EFCC official decorated him with the award.I suppose the authorities at aso rock picked office with it hence this press release

Another inconclusive event under this govt?

chukwudi44:
Magu abi na mugu just got a phone call from aso rock reprimanding him.Well Too late,Ekweremadu is already an EFCC ambassador!!! Congrats Ikeoha

I notice u too.

I see

I knew that news was fake from day one...

Man of high intellectual does not need it self I hail u ikeoha

kahal29:
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Commission has disowned the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as its anti-corruption ambassador.
Ekweremadu was reportedly decorated as an ambassador of the anti-graft agency by its National Assembly Liaison Officer, Sulaiman Bakari, on Tuesday.

But apparently angered by such appointment and decoration of the DSP, the commission kicked against it on Wednesday morning, saying th‎at it did not authorise Bakari to confer such status on Ekweremadu or any other politician for that matter.

In a statement dissociating the commission from the action, EFCC Spokesman. Wilson Uwujaren, claimed Bakari acted on his own as the commission does not give awards but investigates economic and Financial crimes.

Wilson said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reports in the print and online media, on April 20, 2016 claiming that the anti-graft agency has decorated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”.

“According to a statement issued to the Press by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President, Uche Anichukwu, the purported decoration, was carried out by the EFCC National Assembly Liaison Officer, Suleiman Bakari who was quoted to have said: “ On behalf of my acting chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu and the entire management and staff of the EFCC, decorate you as an Anti- Corruption Ambassador and formally present this frame, as a token of our appreciation to your person and office, and as a symbol of the institutional partnership between the EFCC and the National Assembly”.

“The EFCC totally dissociates itself from the purported action of Sulaiman Bakari as he acted entirely on his own. “He clearly acted outside his brief as a liaison officer as the management of the Commission at no time mandated him to decorate Ekweremadu or any officer of the National Assembly as Anti- Corruption Ambassador.

“The statutory mandate of the EFCC is the investigation and prosecution of all economic and financial crimes cases, which does not include the decoration of individuals as anti- corruption ambassadors.

“The Commission is not in the habit of awarding titles to individuals. And those enamoured of titles, know the quarters to approach for such honours, not the EFCC

Members of the public and stakeholders in the fight against corruption are enjoined to disregard the so-called decoration, Uwujaren said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/%e2%80%8eefcc-disowns-ekweremadu-anti-corruption-ambassador/

Nigeria will always be Nigeria, someone has been awarded a title, only for an "Oga" @ the top in Abuja to query the officer that made/awarded such title, its really disappointing where this govt is heading to.....

Lalasticlala ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"EFCC claimed Bakari acted on his own as the commission does not give awards but investigates economic and Financial crimes." Please they should do the second part on DSP Ekweremadu as soon as possible

Amazing clarification

[It wasn't fake,he is d only person dat merit it in NASS.uote author=hurricaneChris post=44871164]I knew that news was fake.

Someone who still has forgery case in with the police can never be involved in such ambassadorial role. [/quote]

[How do u know?quote author=hurricaneChris post=44871164]I knew that news was fake.

Someone who still has forgery case in with the police can never be involved in such ambassadorial role. [/quote]

EFCC National Assembly Liaison Officer, Suleiman Bakari who was quoted to have said: ‘On behalf of my acting chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu and the entire management and staff of the EFCC, decorate you as an Anti-Corruption Ambassador and formally present this frame, as a token of our appreciation to your person and office, and as a symbol of the institutional partnership between the EFCC and the National Assembly’.

Chai, E pain dem.
What an embarrassement to the ruling party to see a member of corrupt PDP being honoured for his fight against corruption.
D thing pain dem.

Buhari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See your life

You cant even tolerate fair play

hardywaltz:
I knew that news was fake from day one...

hurricaneChris:
I knew that news was fake.

Someone who still has forgery case in with the police can never be involved in such ambassadorial role.

What news is fake? SMH. I don't know how some of you comprehend.

It is time to sack Suleiman Bakari and then probe his accounts.

Lol

Wabros:
Man of high intellectual does not need it self I hail u ikeoha

Man of high intellect you said he is, that he doesn't need it but he received it anyway, neve r rejected it. Hmm, did you mean to say intellect or integrity?

chukwudi44:
Magu abi na mugu just got a phone call from aso rock reprimanding him.Well Too late,Ekweremadu is already an EFCC ambassador!!! Congrats Ikeoha

obviously, you will declare Buhari the best president if he gives your uncle a position in govt..

all your cries, na just food you dey look for.

Tinubu don call magu

No wonder I read d story over and over again. I was thinking what is EFCC turning to. Because the whole show will soon turn to bazaar and the highest bidder takes all.
Anti-corruption body giving out awards to politicians.

MEDICINE AFTER DEATH.