A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Tafidan Jega’, by the Jega Emirate Council of Kebbi State.
Politics Nigeria reports that Bawa’s title comes few months after his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Bawa, the fourth executive chairman of the EFCC, was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 16, 2021, and confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 2021, as the substantive EFCC boss at the age of 40.
However, there were twists in events following the election and assumption of office of President Bola Tinubu, as Bawa was arrested and detained by the DSS on June 14, 2023, following an invitation to the head office of the Service over undisclosed reasons.
However, Bala regained his freedom after spending over 100 days in the detention facility of the DSS on October 25, 2023.
It was gathered that Bawa’s uncle, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya Bawa, a former Executive Director, Services, of the Kaduna Refining and Petro-chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, also bagged the ‘Cigari Jega’ title.
Speaking at the event, Bawa thanked the Emir of Jega, Alhaji Muhammadu Arzika for the honour done to him and his uncle, saying, “We, and the entire family, are assuring the monarch and the entire Emirate Council of our unalloyed loyalty and deep respect.”
Earlier, while welcoming the former anti-corruption czar to his palace, the monarch reminded him of the courtesies demanded of his traditional office while executing his mandates for the good of the people of the Emirate Council.
The monarch also told Bawa that as the Tafidan Jega, his task should be to guide and oversee to the timely completion of all the development projects within the Emirate and ensure they touch the people positively.
