Acting Chairman of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, says preventive measures
can end corruption in Nigeria.
He said this at a summit
organized by the Adamawa state government in Yola, the state capital.
Magu, who spoke through the
Commission’s spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, argued that while the current
emphasis on enforcement activities is commendable, it will be more profitable
to prevent corruption rather than fight it.
He noted that the emphases on
prevention was in tandem with the United Nation’s recommendation, which
advocates that 60 per cent of anti-corruption activities should be on
prevention.
The EFCC boss also commended the
Adamawa state government for embracing the fight against corruption and urged
other states to emulate it.
“I commend the Adamawa state government
for coming up with an anti-corruption strategy. I expect other states to borrow
a leaf from Adamawa state.
“Indeed, if state governments are
serious about peer review, there is lot they can learn from Adamawa. This is
the type of things that the Governors Forum should be looking at,” he said.
Magu stated that unlike some
states government that are suspicious of the EFCC and see the fight against
corruption as a federal agenda, the EFCC had collaborated with the Adamawa
state government in prosecuting corruption cases, the most notable being the
prosecution and conviction of a former governor of the state, Bala Ngilari,
which was done in record time.
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