The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has been re-elected President of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA).
His re-election was confirmed on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, during NACIWA’s 7th Annual General Assembly held in Abuja.
A communiqué issued at the close of the meeting and signed by representatives from all ECOWAS member states affirmed Olukoyede’s re-election by consensus, praising his outstanding leadership and dedication to combating trans-border economic and financial crimes across the sub-region.
According to a statement by EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale, Olukoyede and other members of the NACIWA Executive Committee will serve a renewed three-year term following their impressive performance in the first term.
“The EFCC Chairman and other Executive Committee members were unanimously re-elected for another three-year term, reflecting their exemplary service,” the statement said.
The Assembly, which coincided with ECOWAS’s 50th anniversary, also adopted new Guidelines on Borderless Investigations, Asset Tracing, Recovery, and Management.
Olukoyede urged member states to integrate these guidelines into their national anti-corruption frameworks to ensure harmonized regional implementation.
“The member states expressed satisfaction with the adoption of the ECOWAS Guidelines and called for their integration into national frameworks for coordinated enforcement,” Oyewale said, quoting the communiqué.
Member countries reaffirmed their commitment to key international anti-corruption conventions, including the 2001 ECOWAS Protocol on the Fight against Corruption, the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
The communiqué also highlighted the importance of strengthening collaboration among financial intelligence units, law enforcement agencies, and civil society organizations to boost advocacy and public engagement in anti-corruption efforts.
New institutions were admitted into NACIWA during the Assembly, including Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau and CPC Cabo Verde, further expanding the network’s reach within the ECOWAS region.
NACIWA serves as a regional platform under ECOWAS for collaboration among anti-corruption agencies across member states.
Olukoyede’s re-election underscores continued regional confidence in Nigeria’s leadership role in tackling cross-border economic and financial crimes.
