Nigeria has made significant strides in its fight against corruption, according to Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Speaking at a public presentation, Olukoyede emphasized that the country’s progress in anti-corruption efforts should be the focus, rather than relying on international ratings.
“There is no gainsaying the fact that in the last one year, the major stakeholders in the anti-corruption environment, including the legislature, executive and the judiciary have made substantial progress in our fight against corruption. Nobody is going to deny that,” Olukoyede said on Tuesday.
The EFCC Chairman emphasised the commission’s notable achievements, including the recovery of 753 real estate properties and the arrest of over 790 fraud suspects, including 194 foreign nationals.
Olukoyede stressed that these accomplishments demonstrate the country’s commitment to combating corruption, regardless of international rankings.
“Transparency International may not capture that, but we must drum it up because they do not know that we have made progress,” he added.
“We have started their arraignment, we will see to the conclusion of their cases. We need to maintain the tempo, we need to encourage ourselves; we need to make people play by the rules, scale up our activities and ultimately we will get there. Whether they give us substantial ratings or not, what is important is that we are improving.
“For us as Nigerians we must be more interested in adding value to our economic and social lives than getting discouraged by any international rating because if we don’t do that, it will be a problem for us,” he said
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Last modified: February 19, 2025
