The
attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to a report entitled, ‘N3b Found In FAAN MD’s Bank Accounts Sparks Discontent Over His
Clearance By EFCC And Shabby Running Of The Agency’, which appeared in the
online news portal, Saharareporters, on Monday October 3, 2016 with claims that the Managing Director of the Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Saleh Dunoma was cleared of corruption
allegations by the Commission after paying bribe to unnamed officials of the
EFCC and the Ministry of Transport.
The
EFCC is scandalized by this report which is capable of raising doubts in the
mind of the public regarding the integrity of the agency. As an agency that has
zero tolerance for corruption, the Commission views with seriousness issues of
integrity and has repeatedly asked those with evidence of corruption among the
ranks of its officers to come forward, which in this case should have included
the names of the officers allegedly involved, and the time and place where they
collected the alleged gratification. But there was no such evidence in the
report which to all intent and purposes appears contrived..
For
the avoidance of doubt, the EFCC wishes to state that at no time did it issue
any clearance to any managing director of FAAN, which makes the story specious,
The
Commission urges the media to be a little circumspect in their reportage.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
3rd
October, 2016
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