Dare Babalola
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called for more collaboration to combat the menace of economic and financial crimes.
The anti-graft agency boss made this call on Thursday via a statement by the spokesperson of EFCC, Dele Oyewale.
The statement revealed that Olukoyede was represented by the director, public affairs directorate of the commission, commander of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, at the 2025 EFCC- Media/Civil Society Organisation’s Capacity- Building Workshop in Abuja.
According to him, the commission places strong values and significance on building collaboration and mutual understanding with all stakeholders.
“The media and civil society organisations, no doubt, are very critical to the work of fighting every form of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.
“The nexus between the media and civil society organisations is very strong.
”They are like the right ear and left ear of the same horse, they have a shared mandate exposing shadiness and integrity deficit in individuals and groups across the country.
”This is why the commission considered it imperative to bring together these stakeholders in a capacity-building workshop,” he said.
Olukoyede said that the issues for discussion revolved around operational, legal, and media, adding that understanding the key issues would impact public appreciation of the work of the EFCC.
He said, “Equally important is the role of the media and CSOs in driving the preventive framework of the commission.
”Discussion of all these germane topics will broaden and widen their understanding and public grasp of how they are being tackled by the EFCC.
“Our commitment to stakeholders’ engagement is absolute. Public ownership of the fight against corruption remains the most potent and enduring modality for driving and sustaining the fight,” he said.
According to the EFCC boss, closely related to this is the enlightened conversation on salient issues involved in the anti-graft fight.
He said that the EFCC was focused on moving the nation forward.
“Without fear or favour, and in taking such a route, corruption is bound to fight back by whatever means it is designed.
”We can not be rattled or intimidated as far as we are concerned, right is might, and is often said, conscience is an open wound which only the truth can heal,” he said.
