Senate President Bukola Saraki
has assured Ibrahim Magu, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), that he is with him in the fight against corruption.
Saraki said this on Tuesday while
speaking with journalists after a tour the new headquarters of the commission
in Jabi, Abuja.
Saraki said he would continue to
support efforts to build and strengthen the country’s institutions irrespective
of any differences.
“If we are going to build a
better society in our country, one of the main things we must tackle is the
issue of corruption and how we can do that is by strengthening these
institutions,” Saraki said.
“My presence here is to say that
whatever we do in our job, the most important thing is that we all represent
institutions and we must work and see that it is in the interest of the country.
“So my presence here is, after a
building like this where the national assembly has played a great role, it must
be my responsibility to see how the money was spent and I can see that that has
been done properly and we should continue to work together to see that that
goes well for the entire country.
“If you look at most projects in
Abuja, I don’t think any project like this has been well-funded and that shows
that despite all the noise you will hear, the national assembly has supported
where it matters because this is where it matters and I think we have done
that.
“If you look at what has been
achieved in the last two and half years in putting this building up and
bringing it to completion, I think it is a remarkable achievement. I have a
responsibility and a role as the head of the legislature. I have responsibility
and my responsibility is beyond whatever issues.
“We might disagree on what those
right things are but at the end of the, we must ensure that we build
institutions, we support institutions and do what is right and we must continue
to do that.
“Unfortunately, I will not be
here on Tuesday because I will be sitting and that is why I said I must come
and see it. A project as huge as this that the national assembly has supported
is worth seeing.”
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