Meet the new EFCC boss, Olanipekun Olukoyede

Olukayode was born in Ikere-Ekiti, South West Nigeria to a Yoruba family on October 14, 1969.
He will turn 54 on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
He is the first Nigerian from the southern region to head the anti-graft commission.
His father’s name is Pa Francis Kayode Fakoyede
His mother’s name is Moroluke Marian Fakoyede
He is the last child of his parents
Olukoyede is the presiding pastor, City of Refuge, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
His wife is Pastor (Mrs) Olaitan Olukayode.
He’s 6 feet tall
He and his wife have two children, a boy and a girl
His net worth is $2.5 million (N2.5billion) not independently verified.
The new EFCC boss is a lawyer by training and specialises in compliance management, corporate intelligence and fraud management.
He is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel (UK).
Before his appointment, he had served as secretary of the anti-graft agency for two years following his appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2018.
In 2020, Buhari suspended Olukayode along with former EFCC acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu from office and was never recalled.
Olukayode had also worked as a lawyer at the law firm of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before he joined the EFCC.
He started his career as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State.
He is an alumnus of Lagos State University; University of Lagos; Institute of Arbitration ICC — Paris, France and the University of Harvard (Kennedy School of Executive Education).

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