Tough time awaits looters of public funds -EFCC
By Isaac Aregbesola
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to tackle looters of public funds and other corrupt elements to enhance growth and development across the country.
Olukoyede stated this in Abuja at a Road Walk held in commemoration of the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day.
The EFCC boss pointed out that the EFCC under his watch would not allow resources meant for economic growth and greater good of Nigerians to be cornered by looters
He said that every stolen fund would be recovered to develop social systems in the country.
“We are going to give sleepless nights to those stealing our money. We are going to remove opportunities for corruption. We are going to plug the loopholes.
“We are in the era of a new budget. We have sent words to all the gate-keepers of our finances in Nigeria that we are going to work with them. Every money that is released, we are going to track them,” he said.
He decried the effects of corruption on Nigerians, promising that the anti-corruption mandate of the EFCC was being refocused to stimulate growth and development in all the sectors of the economy.
“We are refocusing the anti-corruption mandate of the EFCC.
“We will fight corruption to stimulate growth and development and remove all the threats to the progress of the nation. We are tired of corruption in Nigeria. Our youths must have job opportunities,” he said
On the theme of the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day: UNCAC@20: Uniting the World against Corruption, Olukoyede stated that the whole world must come together to fight corruption.
He expressed the commission’s readiness to approach the international community for the recovery of stolen funds kept abroad.
“Those who are keeping looted funds abroad are more corrupt than us. We are going to go after them. We will recover our funds and use them to develop our systems”, he said.
He called on Nigerians to show more support for the government, assuring that President Bola Tinubu is ready to promote businesses and public good.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, represented by the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Haruna Garba, expressed delight with the Road Walk, describing it as a demonstration of renewed hope of progress in Nigeria.
“The Road Walk against corruption organised by the EFCC is a demonstration of a renewed hope that, if we are able to fight corruption and other crimes in Nigeria, it will be better for our country. Nigeria has potential to be great.
These potentials are on the air, on the land and beneath the ground and if we annex them without corruption, we will be able to provide for our children and children yet unborn”, he said.
The Chief of Air Staff , Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, represented by Group Captain Abdulahi Abu, expressed support for the EFCC in its crusade against corruption and called on every Nigerian to continue to support it to make Nigeria great.
“I want to assure you that the Nigeria Air Force stands with you to fight corruption through prevention, enforcement and coordination,” he said.(NAN)
Edited by Deji Abdulwahab
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