The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the country to join the commission in driving its anti-corruption campaigns to the grassroots.
Olukoyede made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewole.
The EFCC chairman was speaking at a one-day engagement parley between the EFCC and CSOs drawn from Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto states.
According to him, engagement with CSOs had become imperative in the quest of the EFCC to build synergy with different interest groups and that the success story of the commission cannot be told without the support and partnership of CSOs.
“In view of the foregoing, I assure you that greater vigour and impetus will be added to this symbiotic relationship.
“The EFCC will also be relying on you now more than ever to help in galvanizing and sustaining goodwill between us and the public we serve,” he stated.
The EFCC boss spoke through the Sokoto Zonal Commander, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Aliyu Yunusa.
He noted that the participants were closer to the citizens to spread the message of anti-corruption to the grassroots.
He said that they had the advantage of using local dialects in preaching against the ills of corruption.
“Criticise us constructively because the EFCC is one of the most tasked, professional agencies in Nigeria today,” he said.