says” let the fight against corruption begin from this hallowed Chamber”
The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed the nomination of Ola Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
While fielding questions from the senators during his screening, Olukoyode told the lawmakers to ensure that the fight against corruption begins in the National Assembly.
He declared that he was ready to work no matter whose ox was gored.
“Let the fight against corruption begin from this hallowed chamber.
“If you are fighting corruption, you become the enemy of everybody,” he said.
Olukoyede said the time had come for all anti-corruption agencies to focus more on prevention rather than enforcement.
He said,” Enforcement is a very strong tool in our hands and we are going to apply it very seriously.
“It would have also delivered more than 20,000 units of three-bedroom houses across the country. It would have given us a world-class teaching hospital in each of the 36 states of the country and the federal capital territory.”
Meanwhile, the Senate erupted in laughter when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, told Olukoyede not to use him as an example in the anti-corruption fight.
Olukoyede had while speaking said, “If we are investigating the Senate President for example…”
But Akpabio said, “I’m very glad that the nominee wants to use the Senate President as an example. But Mr nominee, leave the Senate President for now, look at this direction (pointing at the seats of opposition lawmakers).”
Apart from Olukoyede, the Senate also confirmed Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the EFCC.
Similarly, the Senate also confirmed Halima Shehu as the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme vise on sovereign debt crisis
October 19, 2023
