The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has attributed Nigeria’s economic and security challenges to the embezzlement of public funds by corrupt politicians.
EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukayode, made this known on Wednesday at the annual conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria, held in Delta State.
He was represented by Williams Oseghale, an Assistant Commander and Head of Public Affairs at the Commission’s Benin Zonal Directorate.
Olukayode urged Nigerians to embrace transparency and accountability, stressing that good governance is achievable when citizens collectively play their roles.
“Every challenge around Nigeria’s socio-economic development today can be traced to the consequences of corruption.
“The rising problems of unemployment, insecurity, poverty, diseases, low life expectancy, hunger, kidnappings, and others are the results of mismanagement, misapplication, and embezzlement of our resources by those entrusted with them,” he said.
