{"id":121692,"date":"2024-06-17T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/why-corruption-is-defeatable-in-nigeria-efcc"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:56:39","slug":"why-corruption-is-defeatable-in-nigeria-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-corruption-is-defeatable-in-nigeria-efcc","title":{"rendered":"Why corruption is defeatable in Nigeria \u2014 EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the upsurge of corruption in the country is defeatable if every stakeholder on the anti-graft corridor makes concerted efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission\u2019s chairman, Ola Olukoyede made this statement in his Eid-El-Kabir message.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that renewal of efforts towards combating all forms of economic and financial crimes is necessary to kill the menace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is obvious that we can attain peace, love, progress and unity of purpose for a Nigeria free of corruption and unsavoury practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s keep building. Let\u2019s keep attacking every threat to our progress. Let\u2019s keep fighting economic and financial crimes together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Olukoyede added that Nigerians were not inherently corrupt, and there was nothing fundamentally wrong with the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-graft boss felicitated with the nation on the occasion of Eid-El-Kabir, emphasizing that the lessons of the festival should drive more commitments to the anti-corruption fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lessons of forbearance, sacrifice, faith and hope in Almighty Allah which Eid teaches should imbue in us fresh desire to please God and serve our nation without corrupt practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should renew our efforts towards fighting all forms of economic and financial crimes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the upsurge of corruption in the country is defeatable if every stakeholder on the anti-graft corridor makes concerted efforts. The Commission\u2019s chairman, Ola Olukoyede made this statement in his Eid-El-Kabir message. 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