The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has again charged Nigerian youths to be
disciplined and shun all acts of corruption.
Lamorde made the appeal recently during the inauguration
of EFCC Integrity Club at Police Secondary School , Ita-Ogbolu, Akure, Ondo State.
The Chairman who was represented by the Deputy
Director, Public Affairs, Osita Nwajah said that the Integrity Club was
envisioned by the Commission to instil core values of honesty, fairness,
responsibility and respect for self, others and citizenship in the minds of
young people.
According to him the youth needed to imbibe this
core values in order to create a better future for the nation: “Corruption can
be best prevented if an individual imbibes strong moral values of integrity,
honesty, accountability, transparency, fairness, equity and trust,” adding
that, “for the fight against corruption to be won, there has to be a deliberate
shift form traditional law enforcement to crime prevention through education
and citizens engagement.” “It is for this reason that the Commission
established the EFCC Secondary School Integrity Club,” he stated.
In his remark, the State Commissioner for
Education Jide Adejuyigbe who was represented by A.O Adebayo. admonished
the students to take advantage of the Integrity Club to remodel their life,
adding that the future of any nation lies in the hands of her youths. He urged
the students to be good ambassadors of their school and the nation at large.
Also speaking, the Director of Police Education
Ibrahim M. Kabiru who was represented by Austin Odion noted that
corruption in schools are of different shades which include cheating during
examinations, bullying of junior students, lying, and hoodwinking teachers in
order to get pass to go home. He urged the students to join hands with the EFCC
in fighting corruption and other social vices in order to make the society a
better place.
Earlier, the Head, Enlightenment and Reorientation
Unit,
Aisha Larai Musa enumerated some of the activities
of the club which included lectures, essay writing, debates, drama,
cartoons and comic creations, musical concert, quiz and sport
competitions. She said integrity is a basic tool in the fight against
economic and financial crimes and admonished the students to embrace Integrity,
hard work, discipline and avoid greed and idleness.
The Commandant of the School, Haruna Limachi in
his speech called on government at all levels to focus more on youth empowerment
saying that if youths are adequately empowered they will contribute
meaningfully to the development of our country. The Commandant noted that the
process of moulding the character of a child is not only found in the classroom
but also in participating in different extra-curricular activities in the
school. He thanked the EFCC for her foresight in establishing integrity
clubs in Secondary Schools across the Country particularly in Akure.
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