Former
President Goodluck Jonathan had on November 23, 2011 named Lamorde the
commission’s acting chairman, after sacking Mrs. Farida Waziri as the chairman.
His
appointment was later confirmed by the Senate on February 15, 2012.
The EFCC
boss will be completing his four-year term by next month.
A top
Presidency source revealed to The Punch
on Thursday that it was almost concluded that Buhari would not renew Lamorde’s
tenure.
The source
said the decision to name another chairman for the commission at the expiration
of Lamorde’s tenure was taken because of the lull in the EFCC’s activities over
the years.
“The
impression is that the commission under Lamorde has been sleeping since. Their
recent publicised activities are seen as just ways of impressing the President and
the man (Buhari) cannot be fooled,” the official said.
The source,
however said it was not clear yet who the President is considering to take over
from Lamorde.
Ahead of the
expiration of his tenure, media reports had it that Lamorde is currently being investigated
over allegations of diversion of over N1tn from the sale of confiscated
properties belonging to convicted public officials, including a former
governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyesiegha and a former Inspector-General
of Police, Tafa Balogun, among many others.
The decision
to probe him was said to have been taken after one George Uboh appeared before
the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on August 23,
where he alleged that Lamorde dipped his hands into the said funds.
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