The Etsu Nupe, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Yahaya Abubakar and Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, have expressed total support for the fight against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the country.
The two monarchs expressed their support for the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, in the fight against the menace of corruption, separately, while playing hosts to Acting Zonal Director, Kaduna Zonal Command, DCE Dr. Benedict Ubi, and his team during a courtesy visits on the two Emirates.
Both the Etsu Nupe and Emir of Zazzau charged the entire EFCC team to always put the fear of God in their minds in the discharge of their duties, while acknowledging the good work the Commission is doing for the nation, while assuring that they will not relent in putting in efforts to support the EFCC and other law enforcement agencies in stamping out corruption and other forms of criminalities in their domains and across the country.
Dr. Abubakar prays for God’s guidance on the work the EFCC is doing and notes that the doors of the Niger Emirate will always be open to the Commission.
Amb. Bamalli, in his address, commended the EFCC for the transformation and changes the Commission has brought in professionally especially with regards to engagement with the public.
Ubi, in his address, thanked the two Emirates respectively, saying that EFCC needed the blessings of the traditional rulers in carrying out its assigned mandate, while also calling on them to deepen their partnership with the Commission through adequate promotion of ethics, values and behavioural change among their subjects.
He further said that the anti-corruption drive was guided strictly by the rule of law, accountability and transparency.
