{"id":102885,"date":"2023-12-02T22:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-boss-vows-to-fight-corruption-prioritise-staff-welfare"},"modified":"2023-12-03T00:52:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T23:52:48","slug":"efcc-boss-vows-to-fight-corruption-prioritise-staff-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-boss-vows-to-fight-corruption-prioritise-staff-welfare","title":{"rendered":"EFCC boss vows to fight corruption, prioritise staff welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has pledged to refocus the anti-corruption war by adopting modalities capable of stimulating economic growth and development.<\/p>\n<p>Olukoyede gave the assurance while addressing staff members of Ilorin Zonal Command of EFCC at the Commission\u2019s Office, GRA, Ilorin.<\/p>\n<p>He promised a paradigm shift in the agency\u2019s approach to anti-graft war, to make it more proactive and result-oriented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a need for us to refocus our attention on EFCC. We need to define our scope of mandate to stimulate the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe era of stifling and crippling of businesses with unwarranted PNDs is gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe must be able to separate proceeds of crime from legitimate funds and use the instrumentality of our mandate to create wealth and jobs for people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also use the instrumentality of our mandate to create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive for sustainable economic growth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC boss also pledged to prioritise staff welfare, stressing that he was already in talks with the government for necessary support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done it before, and we are going to do it again,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n<p>Olukoyede urged officers of the Commission to live above board and avoid acts of compromise in their line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe our nation the sacred duty of making this country free of corruption and crimes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He urged staff members to work together for a good course and see themselves as officers having the same rights and privileges as encapsulated in Section 8 (5) of the EFCC Establishment Act, 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has pledged to refocus the anti-corruption war by adopting modalities capable of stimulating economic growth and development. Olukoyede gave the assurance while addressing staff members of Ilorin Zonal Command of EFCC at the Commission\u2019s Office, GRA, Ilorin. 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