{"id":50278,"date":"2021-09-17T15:42:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=50278"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:29:09","slug":"i-had-dizzy-spell-efcc-boss-bawa-reacts-after-collapsing-in-aso-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-had-dizzy-spell-efcc-boss-bawa-reacts-after-collapsing-in-aso-rock","title":{"rendered":"I had dizzy spell \u2013 EFCC boss, Bawa reacts after \u2018collapsing\u2019 in Aso Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said he had a dizzy spell while delivering his speech on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bawa was speaking at an event organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors told him he was dehydrated.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC boss revealed this while speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile giving my goodwill message during the programme organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), there was a sort of dizziness on me and I had to excuse myself from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course I went straight to the hospital where the doctors confirmed to me that everything about me is okay except for the fact that I\u2019m a bit dehydrated and need to take a lot of water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStraight away from the hospital, I went back to the office and now I\u2019m back at home,\u201d Bawa said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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