EFCC boss reiterates commission’s commitment, implores Nigerians to imbibe integrity
"While there are rules and laws in place to promote integrity, poor enforcement has contributed to the low integrity quotient among many Nigerians."
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has stressed the importance of integrity and transparency as crucial elements of effective leadership in both public and private sectors.
Addressing the theme “Moral & Ethical Leadership – Antidote to National Development,” Olukoyede made this assertion while speaking at the 1st President Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Leadership Conference and Awards in Abuja on Monday.
Represented by the Director of Public Affairs of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, charged leaders across the country to imbibe the virtues embodied by the late President Yar’adua. “He was known and celebrated for integrity, transparency, and fairness,” Uwujaren stated.
In a statement on Tuesday, Olukoyede acknowledged that while there are rules and laws in place to promote integrity, poor enforcement has contributed to the low integrity quotient among many Nigerians.
“The EFCC as a Commission identifies with the legacy Yar’Adua left behind because that is what the Commission stands for, which is integrity and transparency,” he said.
He emphasised the commission’s mandate, Olukoyede said, “If you look at the work of the EFCC, the mandate that the government has given us captures the key points of integrity, fairness, and transparency in both the public and private sectors.
“All the crimes that we set out to fight, such as embezzlement, bribery, contract inflation, and other ills in the public sector, all boil down to the absence of integrity.”
The EFCC boss implored Nigerians to imbibe integrity in all their endeavours and reiterated the Commission’s commitment to the provisions of its Establishment Act, vowing that the Commission will not relent in its enforcement roles.
