How EFCC Saved
How EFCC Saved Kwara from Looters- Gov
Abdulrasaq
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has hinted that
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Ilorin, the
state capital, has contributed immensely to secure the resources of
the state from being looted by corrupt persons.
“The EFCC has been proactive, they started working before we
came onboard, I thank the EFCC for helping us in Kwara State,” he
said, promising that “the state government will work with the
anti-graft Commission for the benefit of our people, and we should
join hands together to make the state work again.”
Abdulrasaq was speaking at a Public Education/Citizen
Enlightenment Program organised by the Presidential Advisory
Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, and the National Orientation
Agency, NOA, in Ilorin, on August 6, 2019 with the theme, “Value
Orientation and the fight Against Corruption”.
He said: “This state was already down when we came into power,
no water in the hospitals, no electricity, and the system was
totally in chaos, no chairs in our schools, the money was being
diverted.
“Corruption had eaten deep in the government [but] we are
working with the EFCC to ensure that all these abuses disappear
from the system.
“It is very important to know that when we don’t kill
corruption, corruption will kill us as a nation.”
Earlier, the Head of Operations, EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office,
Isyaku Sharu, called on stakeholders, especially the parents to
assist government in fighting corruption and building a better
society.
“As parents, you have a big role to play, you must educate your
children about the dangers of corruption, and when your Child is
mingling with bad people in the society, you must call them to
order,” he said.
He further noted that one of the focal areas of President
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, was to fight corruption to a
standstill, adding that, though the country is not in the place
where it is supposed to be, “I can tell you that we are not in the
place we were before, because this government is making progress
when it comes to the issue of fighting corruption”.
He said: “Within few months of our operations in Kwara State, we
have made significant achievements, and just last week, the EFCC
secured final forfeiture of a N150,000, 000 (One Hundred and Fifty
Million Naira) property (Plaza) to the Federal Government. The
property hitherto belonged to a civil servant
“The Commission (Ilorin Zonal Office) has also secured about 30
convictions, in less than one year of operations, with the majority
of them being internet fraudsters.”
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
August 6, 2019
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