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Waziri tasks EFCC officials on Discipline

Tuesday, 07 October 2008

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri has charged officials of the anti-graft agency to make discipline, integrity and commitment to their fatherland their driving force in the discharge of their duties.

She gave the charge at the end of a three day retreat for top management staff of the Commission held in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos, weekend.

According to her, “officials have to be ready to make sacrifices in the service to their fatherland. We need discipline, integrity and commitment to Nigerians to be able to do this complex work of ridding our nation of economic and financial crimes as well as other forms of corruption”. I am aware there are temptations on your way, but if these principles form your driving force, you will never make the mistake of being compromised under whatever guise or excuse.

“I know there is room for appreciation in African culture. But in EFCC, it is not only a sin but a crime for any officer to take a gift or gratification from anyone over any official matter”.

The EFCC boss urged all officers and staff to imbibe the three principles warning that anyone found wanting would not only be shown the way out but would be prosecuted.

“I have given directive for the dismissal and prosecution of some people over this issue and I have equally strengthened the Integrity Unit within the Commission to go all out to ensure that no staff falls short of this standard,” she added.

Waziri assured the gathering that she will do everything within her limit to build EFCC as an enduring institution.

“Staff welfare is topmost on our agenda and we will do everything to ensure that all our officials are well equipped, trained and remunerated such that there wont be any room for anyone to compromise you”, she stressed.

Also speaking at the closing session of the retreat, the Commission Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Akomaye said with the determination of the leadership of the EFCC to surpass past records, ”it is the responsibility of every official to go the extra mile and ensure that the renewed war against corruption in the country succeeds.”

In his own comment, EFCC Director of Operations, Mr Tunde Ogunsakin said that with the quality of presentations by experts at the retreat and the fresh operational strategies that evolved, “we will go out of this place with a renewed vigour to rid our nation of the evils of corruption.”

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