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EFCC Chairman, Bawa, Reveals How Nigeria Can End Corruption
- Bawa urged Nigerians to ensure that the love of the country was paramount in their heart, especially while discharging their duties.
Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has on Thursday, revealed that the fight against corruption in Nigeria can only be won if all hands are on deck.
The EFCC Chairman disclosed this during an anti-corruption sensitisation at Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa.
Bawa, represented by the Head, Public Affairs unit of Ilorin Zonal Office of EFCC, Ayodele Babatunde, said that other forms of crimes, such as kidnapping, armed robbery and cybercrime, also contributed largely to the country’s problems.
He said that once Nigerians, both in the private and public sectors, embraced the culture of accountability, service, hard work and national pride, things would be better for the country.
Abdulrasheed Bawa
“The anti-corruption crusade was part of the preventive measures by the commission to sensitise Nigerians on the ills of corruption and win public support for the fight,” he said.
Bawa, whose address centred on: “EFCC and the Role of the Youth in Curbing Cybercrime,” bemoaned the effects of drug abuse and internet fraud.
Bawa urged Nigerians to ensure that the love of the country was paramount in their heart, especially while discharging their duties.
According to him, only a patriotic mind will have the capacity to resist and fight corruption in his/her sphere of influence.
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“I will urge you to take up this challenge today as we work together to take Nigeria to greater heights.
“As consequences of our lack of proactive response, we are now burdened by a dwindling economy, infrastructure problem, ineffective health system, problematic academic system, unemployment and insecurity,” the EFCC chairman said.
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