EFCC Secretary George Ekpungu Biography, Age, Career and Net Worth
George Abang Ekpungu is a Nigerian politician and Lawyer. He was appointed the Secretary of the Economic and Financials Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Buhari in June 2021. George Ekpungu was born on 23 March in Boki, Cross Rivers
George Ekpungu Profile
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Name
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George Ekpungu |
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Real Name |
George Abang Ekpungu |
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Date of Birth |
March 23 |
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Age |
– Years (2021) |
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State of Origin |
Cross River State |
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Nationality |
Nigeria |
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Religion |
Christian |
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Tribe |
Boki |
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Occupation |
Lawyer, Politician |
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Known for |
EFCC Secretary |
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Party |
All Progressive Congress (APC) |
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Net Worth |
Under Review |
Educational Background
George Ekpungu attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a degree in Law in 1997. He was called to Nigerian Bar in 1999 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School.
George Ekpungu obtained a master and doctorate degree in Capital Market Fraud/Commercial Dispute Resolution Strategy from Ahmadu Bello University in 2008 and 2018 respectively.
Career
George Ekpungu was a Group Compliance Officer for BGL Plc and principal consultant at George Kennedy Consultant from 2014.
He is ab experienced Enforcement/Compliance Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Regulatory/Anti Corruption Institutions
George Ekpungu is skilled in Equities, Capital Markets, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Fraud Investigation, Money Laundering, Corruption Risk Assessment, Asset Tracing, Asset Recoveries, Due Diligence Investigation/Intels gathering, Shrewd Negotiator, Great Team Player with Strong legal professional skills.
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He was a Staff, Facilitators/Project Supervisors at the NOUN Facilitation and Project Supervision Management System.
George Ekpungu was appointed the commissioner for New Cities Development by the Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade.
In 2019, George Ekpungu picked nomination form to represent Ikom/ Boki Federal Constitency in the Federal House of Representatives. However, he lost in the party primaries.
In June 2021, President Buhari appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for a tenure of five years.
Personal life
George Ekpungu is married with children. He is a christian from Boki, Cross Rivers State.
