The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has
called on youths all over the country to shun acts of corruption, criminality
and militancy.
EFCC’s Zonal Head in the South-South, Mr. Ishaq
Salihu made the call in Port Harcourt last week while receiving officials of
the National Patriotic Forum of Nigeria, PATFON. Salhu observed that, corruption
was responsible for the low living standard of many Nigerians and urged youths
to team up with the EFCC in the fight against the menace. “Say no to crime,
criminality and militancy. If there is no criminality, then you can walk
the street freely, he said.” He also challenged the youths to always report any
act of criminality within their communities or neighborhood in order to make
Nigeria a safe place for all.
Salihu commended PATFON for its roles in
mobilizing youths across the country for positive engagements and assured the
group that the EFCC will remain unyielding in its efforts to curb corruption,
money laundering and other forms of economic and financial crimes. “Prior
to the coming of the EFCC, corruption was cancerous, and Nigeria as a nation
was in the intensive care whose vital organs had almost been eaten up by
corruption. However, the coming of the EFCC has changed the narrative”,
he said.
In his speech, the national coordinator of
PATFON, Engr. Stephen Graville called for synergy between PATFON and the EFCC
in the areas of value reorientation and enlightenment. The coordinator lamented
the decadence in our value system and the lack of patriotism among the youths
“Our youths are no longer patriotic. PATFON has various responsibilities in
seeking to add value to our country”.
According to him, to enhance the moral values of
Nigerians, there is the need to raise a campaign for uprightness, volunteerism
and patriotism. “One of our cardinal objective is to build the attitude which
is the character and the aptitude which the skills and capacity of the Nigerian
youths’’.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media &
Publicity
30th
August, 2016
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