The speaker, House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has assured of appropriation of funds in 2017
budget towards ensuring that the timeline set for the completion of Head office
of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC are met by December.
He gave the assurance on
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 during an inspection visit to assess the progress of
work at the site.
“Our
conviction is that where the EFCC currently operates does not give the good
impression to first time visitors in Nigeria or people who come to Nigeria to
interface with the agency as it is said that first impression counts a lot. I will be the happiest person to see that the EFCC
resumes operation in the new building by December”,Dogara assured.
According to him, it was
necessary to complete the project in order to provide conducive environment for
the Commission and also to show that government was fully ready to eradicate
corruption in Nigeria.
His words: “The
president had in his inaugural address said that he would kill corruption
before corruption kills us in Nigeria. The only frontline agency that is
charged with the responsibility of combating corruption is the EFCC. It is only
proper that when citizens of other countries and even Nigerians come to where
EFCC operates, to see clearly that the environment under which they
operate speak to the fact that as a nation, we are more than determined to
confront this cancer called corruption”.
He expressed delight
over the progress of work so far saying, “I am satisfied and motivated. As a
parliamentarian it is my joy to see this project completed as soon as
possible’’.
The managing director,
Julius Berger Construction Company, Wolfgang Goetsch, observed that the major
challenge affecting the pace of work is funding, adding that, if funds are
consistently made available the project would be completed by December.
The Acting Chairman, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, thanked the
Speaker and his entourage for the visit and promised to leave no stone unturned
in cleansing Nigeria of corruption.
On the visit were Chairman, House Committee on
Appropriation, Mustafa Bala Dawaki and Chairman, House Committee on Drugs,
Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Kayode Oladele.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head Media &
Publicity
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Janauary, 2017
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