The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has restated its determination not to let corruption damage Nigeria’s socioeconomic fabric.
As a result, it urged the people to band together to ensure that corruption, which it described as a hydra-headed monster, be eradicated from the country.
Speaking at a road walk in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State’s capital, to commemorate the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day with the theme “UNCAC @20: Uniting the World Against Corruption,” EFCC Zonal Commander ACE-1 Bawa Hamidu Saidu said that if corruption is to be defeated, people must unite, increase transparency, and strengthen institutions.
According to him:
“We must stand together, enhance transparency, and strengthen our institutions if this threat called corruption must be countered. We cannot allow corruption to destroy this country any further. United we stand as a people against corruption. United we defeat corruption! And united, we take our rightful place.”
The zonal commander also noted that in uniting the World Against Corruption, the zone would work without allowing interference and ensure that corrupt persons are called out irrespective of social standing.
“In Nigeria today, corruption steers us in the face, no matter the direction we turn. It undermines every aspect of our development and environmental sustainability and negatively affects the most vulnerable in society.
“We are ready to call out corrupt persons or organisations, whether private or public, without minding whose ox is gourd. We must collectively agree to combat corruption and do this without any form of interference or senseless adherence to religion, political party, race, or creed. Imagine a world that is truly united against corruption,” Saidu said.