OLUKOYEDE TASKS CORPS MEMBERS ON TACKLING CORRUPTION FOE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country to brace up for hard tackles against the scourge of economic and financial crimes in order to accelerate economic development of Nigeria.

He gave the charge in Kano on Thursday while addressing corps members of Batch A, Stream 1 at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Kusallah Dam in Karaye Local Government of Kano State.

He challenged the youths to be more resourceful, innovative and enterprising to defeat the monster of corruption and thereby raise up the bar of growth in the economy.

The message of the EFCC to you this morning is that, begin to look inward and challenge your creative abilities to bring up ideas, perspectives, and drives that can grow the economy, he said.

According to the EFCC’s boss, who spoke through the Head, Public Affairs Department, Kano Zonal