- Olukayode was born in Ikere-Ekiti, South West Nigeria to a Yoruba family on October 14, 1969.
He will turn 54 on Saturday, October 14, 2023. - He is the first Nigerian from the southern region to head the anti-graft commission.
- His father’s name is Pa Francis Kayode Fakoyede
- His mother’s name is Moroluke Marian Fakoyede
- He is the last child of his parents
- Olukoyede is the presiding pastor, City of Refuge, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God
- His wife is Pastor (Mrs) Olaitan Olukayode.
- He’s 6 feet tall
- He and his wife have two children, a boy and a girl
- His net worth is $2.5 million (N2.5billion) not independently verified.
- The new EFCC boss is a lawyer by training and specialises in compliance management, corporate intelligence and fraud management.
- He is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel (UK).
- Before his appointment, he had served as secretary of the anti-graft agency for two years following his appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2018.
- In 2020, Buhari suspended Olukayode along with former EFCC acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu from office and was never recalled.
- Olukayode had also worked as a lawyer at the law firm of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo before he joined the EFCC.
- He started his career as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State.
- He is an alumnus of Lagos State University; University of Lagos; Institute of Arbitration ICC — Paris, France and the University of Harvard (Kennedy School of Executive Education).
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