President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This is coming barely 24 hours after Tinubu ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the Ikoyi office of the antigraft commission.
Bawa, who arrived at the Villa, a few minutes past 2pm was ushered into the President’s office complex.
Although the purpose of the meeting had yet to be made public as of press time, there were indications that it might be connected with the reported fracas between the EFCC and the DSS in Lagos on Tuesday.
Recall that Tinubu had to issue a directive to the DSS on Tuesday evening to immediately vacate the Ikoyi office of the EFCC in Lagos.
The President gave the directive when reports that DSS officials stormed the EFCC office located on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi on Tuesday, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from accessing their work place, was brought to his attention.
Reacting to the development, the President had said “if there were issues between the two important agencies of government, they would be resolved amicably.”
DSS operatives had stormed the office around 7:00 am on Tuesday, and refused to leave despite dialogue between operatives of both agencies.
Tuesday’s development followed a simmering rivalry between the DSS and the EFCC over the ownership of the building occupied by the EFCC at No 14 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
