The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has bemoaned Nigerians attitude to corruption, saying that Nigerians lament corruption but regretted that they defend corrupt leaders.
The anti-graft Chairman made this disclosure during a visit by officials of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), led by Chris Olukolade.
Addressing the delegates in Abuja on Friday, Olukoyede noted that while many condemn corruption, they also rally behind corrupt leaders when they face prosecution.
The EFCC Chairman emphasized that corruption and financial crimes remain significant obstacles to Nigeria’s development. He noted that tackling them requires collective responsibility.
“One of the major problems in Nigeria, which, when tackled, will make under-development a thing of the past, is corruption and financial crimes,” the EFCC Boss stated.
Olukoyede said progress is not solely the government’s responsibility but also the citizens.
He, therefore, noted that the country will move forward if Nigerians collectively resolve to uphold integrity.
“A society that is ready to move forward is a responsibility not only of the government, but of the citizens.
“This is what has actually led some of us to be very committed to this cause. We are ready to go the whole hog. And to do what we need to do within the confines and provisions of the law and the power that the Constitution has conferred on us.
“If everybody makes up his or her mind to do the right thing, we’ll move forward in this country,” Olukoyede said.
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