Ex-minister urges EFCC to step up anti-graft war

A former Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi, (SAN), has urged
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
to be steadfast in the prosecution of the campaign
against corruption in the country.
He said the operatives of the EFCC must carry out
their responsibilities with the conviction that
society had put them in a position to enforce the
nation’s laws against corruption.
The former AGF said he had the belief that the
commission had credible personnel with the
capacity to enforce the laws of the land.
A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of
the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, quoted Agabi as
having made the comment while delivering the
Special Guest’s address at the commission’s
maiden ‘Rewards and Recognition’ ceremony in
Abuja on Monday.
He charged the EFCC to play a pivotal role in the
collective task to build the country.
He said, “Our country is ours to build, and you
are in the remarkable position, having been
appointed to investigate and prosecute all those
who undermine that work through corruption.
“Our laws are not self-enforcing, they require
good men and women to enforce them, and you of
the EFCC are the good men and women that the
nation has appointed to see to the enforcement of
our laws.”
The former AGF under whose tenure the EFCC was
established by the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
Administration in 2003, said the commission had
survived serious challenges to develop into an
institution of great repute within and outside the
country.