The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has linked the economic and security challenges facing the nation to the embezzlement of public funds by dubious politicians.
Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukayode, who stated this on Wednesday at the annual conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria in Delta State, urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of transparency and accountability.
The anti-graft chairman was represented at the event by Mr. Williams Oseghale, an Assistant Commander and Head of Public Affairs, Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission.
In his keynote address, the EFCC boss said that good governance could be attained if Nigerians collectively play their roles as good citizens.
“Every challenge around Nigeria’s socio-economic development today can be traced to the consequences of corruption.
The rising problems of unemployment, insecurity, poverty, diseases, low life expectancy, hunger, kidnappings, and others are the results of mismanagement, misapplication, and embezzlement of our resources by those entrusted with them,” he said.
