IBRAHIM Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the commission is ready to ensure that corruption is completely wiped out in Nigeria. By so doing, he said Nigeria would retain its position in the comity of nations.

Magu made the vow during an interactive session with staff of the commission to mark its 14th year anniversary. While encouraging the staff to uphold the core values of the anti-graft agency, Magu said it was necessary to put more efforts in the ongoing fight against corruption as that would be the only way to bring to the country.

The EFCC boss also encouraged the personnel to furnish him with information on how the commission could be made better; he encouraged the staff to pass information on the wrong things the personnel were doing, so that they could be addressed and so that the image of the agency would not be tarnished.

He said: “My door is completely opened. If something is going on wrong, please come and tell me. If you don’t want to show your face, just write a letter to me. Information is very important. I am alone, if you don’t tell me what is wrong, I would not know.

“I don’t want to know what is right, just tell us how we can correct the system itself, because the system needs correction every day. People are complaining about corruption in the EFCC, which is not good. We should not allow some individuals to spoil our names here.”

According to Magu efforts being made by the commission in fighting corruption, are fast gaining recognition in the international communities and he charged the staff to shun the wrong things and be part of the success story. He said it was necessary to always remember to put the interest of the nation first.

“If you go to United States of America and the United Kingdom, they are all awash with news about us because of this Malabu case. So we are succeeding. Be part of the success. Forget about your own interest. Consider the overall interest of this country and the interest of the EFCC as an institution,” he said.

—  Apr 24, 2017 @ 01:00 GMT

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