President Bola Tinubu has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its anti-graft efforts across the country.
Mr Tinubu gave the commendation during the inauguration of the anti-graft agency’s new zonal directorate in Awka, Anambra State, on Friday.
Mr Tinubu, represented at the event by the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said, “Supporting the EFCC is not particularly difficult. The agency has consistently demonstrated that the confidence reposed in it is well founded.”
The president added, “Without mincing words, the evidential proof of the EFCC’s success speaks loudly in convictions secured, assets and properties recovered.”
According to Mr Tinubu, the strides of the commission were in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.
“When we came in three years ago, I highlighted nine major focal areas of my administration. Two of which are reforming the economy for sustained and inclusive growth and promotion of good governance. The anti-graft agency compliments this agenda as they are focused on accountability and transparency and appropriate deployment of resources” the president added.
In his remarks, the EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to preventive frameworks in tackling corruption in the country.
“This new Directorate will not only enforce the law professionally and courageously, it will be high on corruption prevention. It will engage government institutions, businesses, financial institutions, professional bodies, schools, markets, civil society organisations, traditional institutions, religious bodies and communities. It will educate stakeholders, build relationships and mobilise the people to own the fight against all forms of corrupt practices in the zone”, Mr Olukoyede noted.