Ibrahim Magu EFCC
Magu
Ibrahim Magu EFCC
Magu Urges Nigerians to take Ownership of
Anti-corruption Fight
> The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has urged Nigerians to take
ownership of the anti-corruption fight, stating that the fight
would yield better results when Nigerians see it their own.
> He observed that no community, society or country can
develop when corruption is entrenched in every facet of its
existence. Corruption he noted “is the fall out of bad leadership
and lack of integrity and ethics. It is the single bane of our
national development.”
> Magu stated these on Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Dankane
Hotel, Sokoto, where he was the special guest of honour, at a one
day sensitization campaign on “Value Re-orientation and the Fight
Against Corruption,” organised by National Orientation Agency
(NOA), Sokoto State.
> He commended NOA for what he described as the agency’s
“unflinching commitment to Nigeria, evident in its efforts to
positively change attitudes, values and behaviours to doing the
right thing.”
> Magu, who spoke through Lawan Abdullahi, EFCC Head of
Operations, Sokoto Zone, described the mandate of NOA as
“challenging and intimidating,” likening it to that of the EFCC,
which he said is the “conscience of the nation.”
> According to him, “Whenever I look at NOA as an
organization, I am fascinated by the relentless services and values
that it has added to the country, especially at the local levels,
where it helps to disseminate information on government policies
and relevant information that help in creating a peaceful
atmosphere for all citizens.”
> Speaking on the need to root out corruption in the system,
the EFCC boss stated that “Each and everyone of us should deploy
whatever weapon we have against the monster. EFCC does not claim to
know it all and cannot do it alone. For the war against corruption
to be successful, the people must own it in all ramifications.” He
noted that the EFCC was very appreciative of the “overwhelming
support of ordinary Nigerians,” stating that “if we have achieved
success in discharging our mandate, it is because the people are
very engaged with what we do, being at the same time victims and
beneficiaries of remedial interventions.
> “That is why I am especially happy that this event affords
us the unique opportunity to share ideas, hear from the people who
are at the receiving end, the unsung victims of mindless corruption
and impunity.”
> He reminded the participants that the thematic focus of the
meeting was “for all of us to do the right thing,” adding that “if
we get this right, Nigeria will have gotten it right.”
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
August, 2019