Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Professor Anthonia Taiye Simbine has said the institute is ready to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against economic and financial crimes.
Prof. Simbine said this Tuesday during a courtesy visit to the Ibadan Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE I Hauwa Garba Ringim.
The NISER DG stated that there is the need for a deliberate and consistent collaboration between the two organisations, where fundamental issues advancing the visions and mandates of both establishments are promoted.
“NISER has been supportive of the EFCC’s mandate and I can assure the director that NISER under my leadership will not stop extending hands of robust support to the essence of the EFCC.
“As government agencies, we must establish a healthy working relationship with relevant stakeholders, which is one of the major reasons my entourage and I embarked on this visit.
“We are aware that the EFCC cannot fight corruption alone, so we are willing to contribute our quota to bringing corruption, especially cybercrime to its knees in the South-west and Nigeria at large.”
The NISER DG added that the Social Policy Department of the institute was critically researching into how Nigerian youth can be fully engaged developmentally, “which has to begin with ethical reorientation of our youth across board.”
Prof. called for “periodical training and re-training of professionals within the commission via the facilities of NISER, given the fact that the institute is vested with the responsibility of conducting researches into social and economic problems for government at all levels, non-governmental organisations, private sector, international and multinational organizations.”
The Ibadan Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of EFCC, Ringim, while receiving the NISER DG expressed her commitment to working with the DG to achieve success and effective economic growth in the country.
“I sincerely thank you for coming around today. Truly, it was thoughtful of you, seeing the necessity of strengthening the ties between the EFCC and NISER, so that we can both achieve our mandates and succeed together.
“Our doors are open to constructive criticism as we both have no choice than to collaborate towards achieving the grand strategic plan of federal government to make Nigeria a greater country,” she said.
