The newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered all staff of the anti-graft agency to immediately declare their assets which is in line with civil service regulations and procedures.
This was made known on Tuesday in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Dele Oyewale which stated that the EFCC Chairman gave the directive during a meeting with staff at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The EFCC Chairman was quoted as saying, “All of us are going to declare our assets, from Level 17, downward. I did mine, so there’s no reason for anyone to be afraid to do the same. Even the Commission’s Secretary did, you all may also have done it in the past, but there’s a need for all of us to do it again. We will declare our assets, and we are going to investigate them.
“We must live above board by setting the pace with good examples. As anti-corruption fighters, our hands must be clean and so we must declare assets.”
He urged operatives to be professional and combat economic and financial crimes while also assuring staff of a better welfare package and enhanced training in order to ensure higher productivity.
According to him, “We must do our job to add value to the nation. Investors must have confidence in the economy and we must help the country to be governed in an accountable and transparent manner. By doing this, it will offer us a new direction to redeem the image of the nation.
“Please, I beg you, let our hands be clean and put our house in order. Some may not like me, but I am going to do the right thing and treat everybody equally irrespective of religion, ethnicity and region.”
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