Magu tasks youths on corruption

Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reiterated the Commission’s resolve to vigorously enforce its mandate alongside preventive initiatives with a view to effectively tackle corruption in Nigeria.

"Prevention is an effective and necessary weapon that must be employed in conjunction with enforcement and there is no group of Nigerians better equipped to wield that weapon than the youths", Magu said.

The EFCC boss stated this during the unveiling of the EFCC Creative Youths Initiative against Corruption, CYIAC, held at Denis Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.

 He identified the role of the youths as strategic to winning the war against graft saying, “we cannot afford to let the youths down".

Explaining the project, the Project Director, Foluke Micheal said the idea was conceived out of the need to give children a platform to express themselves.

"The project is designed to nip the tree of corruption at the bud by catching them young. The children are taught to recognise, reject and condemn corruption. This is done through education and creative development", Michael said.

She also commended the passion of the EFCC acting chair in the fight against graft.

High point of the occasion was the unveiling of the project logo and website by the EFCC Chairman.

The event which is an EFCC initiative featured children drawn from schools in Abuja.