Arewa Coalition Supports Calls For Bawa’s Resignation

The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, to resign or be fired over alleged corruption.

The chairman, Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations, Adamu Aminu Musa, in a statement yesterday noted that Abdulrasheed Bawa’s resignation at this point in time is sacrosanct in order to save the reputation of Nigeria in the eyes of the world.

According to the group, “the fourth executive chairman, Mr Bawa has been at the centre of so many corruption allegations even before his appointment as the chairman, which was believed to be surrounded by so many controversies and mysteries.

“Bawa operates like an emperor, using his office to intimidate, harass and force people to do his bidding, the banks, other government agencies and innocent Nigerians with backing from his Godfather, the Attorney General.”

The groups also alleged that Bawa forced the DG of NIMASA into sponsoring his family members to study abroad, alleging that Mustapha and Hassan Bawa are fully sponsored by NIMASA to study Mechanical Engineering and Marine operations from 2022 to 2026 and 2022 to 2025 respectively, at the Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, India.

He further alleged that the EFCC chairman intimidated and harassed the NCC into giving his elder brother (Bashir Bawa) a job while he employed another member of his family Yazid Bawa into the EFCC, Lagos Command.