A group, Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the nomination of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as the new helmsman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

By the appointment, the 40-year-old Bawa becomes the youngest person to chair the commission since its inception in 2003.

Also, for the first time since the establishment of the EFCC, the chairman of the agency is emerging from the trained cadets of the commission.

Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy and he is presently the head of operations of the commission’s Lagos office.

Bawa, aged 40, who holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy, is presently the Head of Operations of the Commission’s Lagos office.

In a statement sent to Wothappen.com on Tuesday, February 16, and signed by its chairman, Comrade Prince Kpokpogri, the group described the choice of Bawa as the best thing to have happened at the leadership level of the EFCC.