Orientation of Corps Members of Batch C, Stream One
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has
called on youths across the country to use their creative abilities, more than
ever before, to stimulate economic growth and development of the country.
He gave the charge on Thursday, November 16, 2023, while
addressing corps members of Batch C, Stream One at the National Youths Service
Corps, NYSC, orientation camp in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.
According to him, youths should begin to look inward and come
up with ideas, perspectives and drives that could grow the economy. "By
taking up the challenge of fighting corrupt practices, there will be an appreciable growth in the
nation’s economy.
Investor's confidence in the economy will be enhanced;
disruptions in the productive processes will be broken; competition for
industrial engagements will greatly increase and the creative energies of
youths will be maximized”, he said.
The EFCC’s boss, who spoke through Deputy Superintendent of
the EFCC, DSE Titilola Tokan-Lawal, cautioned youths against desperate pursuit
of material wealth, pointing out that such a tendency could worsen the menace
of corruption.
At the NYSC
orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja,
Olukoyede, represented by
Superintendent Of EFCC, SE Ogechi Catherine Okeke, urged youths to
channel their productive energy to more socially- beneficial engagements by
becoming community advocates, strong
resisting forces against corruption, change agents, active foot soldiers
against corruption as well as whistleblowers or intelligence-gatherers.
In Kano, Olukayode,
spoke through the Head of Public Affairs of the Kano Command of the Commission,
Idris Isiyaku, and called for the strengthening of the whistle blower
initiative in order to achieve more vibrant economic growth and successful anti
-corruption war.
‘’For us to successfully employ the anti- corruption fight to
promote economic growth, it is important to enliven and strengthen the whistle
blowing initiative. Let whistle blowing
become a crusade and mass commitment”, he said.
In Ibadan, Oyo State,
the EFCC’s czar, speaking through
the Head of Public Affairs Department, Ibadan Zonal Command, DSE Egbodofo
Olumide at the NYSC orientation camp, Iseyin,
pointed out that both the elites and youths are responsible for
corruption in the country and concerted efforts should be made to mobilize them
into the anti-corruption war.
In Port Harcourt,
Rivers State, Olukoyede spoke
through the Acting Head, Public Affairs Department of the Port Harcourt Zonal
Command of the EFCC, Inspector of the EFCC 1, Ogar Sunday, and urged youths to
stay away from every act that fails any integrity test.
He stressed that those who took short cuts are always cut
short. He threw challenges of new
orientation at youths in other locations in Kaduna, Makurdi, Uyo, Keffi, Ilorin, Maiduguri, Benin-City, insisting that there are good
alternatives to corruption. “Youths need to know that there are good
alternatives to corruption and these are, positive self-drives, commitment to
enterprise and entrepreneurship, creativity and development-focused thinking”.
