Mr Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has directed that all commission employees immediately register their assets in accordance with civil service norms and procedures.
According to the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the chairman issued the directive on Tuesday at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja while addressing the commission’s senior officials.
He stated that all employees below Level 17 must register their assets, which will be scrutinized, and that combatting corruption requires those at the forefront to be ethical.
He said:
“All of us are going to declare our assets, from Level 17 downward. I did mine, so there’s no reason for anyone to be afraid to do the same. Even the Commission Secretary did. You all may also have done it in the past, but there’s a need for all of us to do it again. We will declare our assets, and we are going to investigate it.
“We must live above board by setting the pace with good examples. As anti-corruption fighters, our hands must be clean, so we must declare our assets. ”
He also charged the staff of the commission to be professional, thorough in their engagements, rich in integrity, and non-partisan, warning that those compromising their work and position should desist from such conduct or face dire consequences.
While tasking the staff on adherence to the rule of law, Olukoyede stressed:
“EFCC is a creation of the law. We must do our job in line with the dictates of the law. This is a standard international practice and we would ensure that it is our established norm. “