The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol, has appointed a renowned journalist, Dele Oyewale, as the spokesman for the agency.
Chukkol also approved the appointment of the former spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, as Acting Director, Public Affairs.
The two appointments were contained in separate letters dated September 28, 2023 to Oyewale and Uwujaren.
Oyewale has worked with The News, Tempo, PM News and Tell Magazine.
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He was awarded and honoured by the Nigerian Media Merit Awards as the Industry Reporter of the Year 2002 and 2003; Business Reporter of the Year 2003 and 2005; Aviation Reporter of the Year 2004 and 2005; and Banking and Finance Reporter of the Year, 2005.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State and bagged a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism.
He also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo State.
Uwujaren confirmed the development on Thursday.
He said: “Yes, I’ve been appointed as the Acting Director of Public Affairs for the EFCC.”