EFCC
Keyamo Commends EFCC’s
EFCC
Keyamo Commends EFCC’s Convictions Record
The Minister of State for Niger-Delta, Festus Keyamo, SAN on
Thursday, September 12, 2019 commended the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, for recording the highest number of
convictions among law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.
Keyamo gave the commendation at the EFCC Academy, Abuja, while
addressing 164 Officers of the EFCC Cadet Course 8 currently
undergoing orientation and induction at the Academy.
Keyamo charged the Cadets to take the fight against corruption
seriously, bearing in mind the admonition of President Muhammadu
Buhari that, “if we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill
Nigeria”.
“Anybody who said corruption is not the bane of Nigeria today is
not honest.
“A research conducted sometime ago revealed that the amount of
money looted as a result of corruption in Nigeria stands at
$400billion,” he said.
Keyamo enjoined the Cadets to celebrate their recruitment into
the Commission at a time when the EFCC truly enjoys complete
independence to execute its mandate.
He blamed interference by previous governments for the slow pace
of the fight against corruption in the past as several
investigations and prosecution of offenders were frustrated.
In another presentation, Femi Gbarufu, Head, Human Resources
enlightened the Cadets on the structure and functions of the Human
Resources Unit. He charged them to observe the stipulated work
ethics, codes of conduct and the core values of the Commission.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity