The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has ordered all commission employees to promptly disclose their assets in accordance with the rules and procedures of the civil service.
Addressing senior EFCC staff members, he gave the directive on Tuesday at the organization’s Abuja headquarters, emphasizing that individuals at the forefront of the battle against corruption ought to be honest and ethical.
Olukoyede gave his staff members assurances that upholding the law would be a core value and guideline for their work.
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According to him, “the EFCC is a creation of the law. We must do our job in line with the dictates of the law. This is a standard international practice, and we would ensure that it is our established norm.
“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 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, so we must declare our assets.”
Furthermore, he explained, “We must do our job to add value to the nation. Investors must have confidence in the economy, and we must help the country 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.”