Bawa on
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, said EFCC is committed to sanitizing and dealing with
fraud-related issues in the extractive industries.
Bawa stated
this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the
EFCC and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI led
by its Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji at the Commission’s
Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja.
The EFCC
boss promised to use the Commission’s Extractive Industry Fraud Section to deal
with issues relating to the extractive industries, and to sanitize the sector.
“I want to
assure you that all the issues that your report will raise and all the issues
that we are also seeing on our own relating to extractive industries, in oil
and gas as well as in solid mineral, we will deal head-on with them,” he said.
Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) led by its Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the EFCC and NEITI at the Commission’s Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja.
He promised
to work with NEITI in meeting the expectation of both parties for the
betterment of the country.
“The
Memorandum of Understanding is very clear regarding your expectation and our
expectation and I want to assure you in addition to other issues of training
and all of that, we will do our best and ensure that the industry is sanitized
for the betterment of this country.
“The EFCC
so much believe that if we can block the leakages, this country will not need
to borrow a single cent from any other country to come and finance our budget and
that is why we are interested in this MoU and that is why we are keen to see
that the extractive industries are sanitized for the betterment of this
country,” he added.
Abdulrasheed Bawa and Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the EFCC and NEITI at the Commission’s Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji noted that with the MoU, NEITI, which has no enforcement powers, will be able to leverage on the powers of the EFCC, to “bark and bite”.
“We are
here because the EFCC and NEITI are in this together, to rescue our country
from indiscipline, malfeasance, mismanagement of public resources; to work
together with the EFCC to seek avenues to channel our peoples’ mind to living
legitimate lives and adding content and public value to whatever assignment
they have been given for the benefit of our citizens,” he said.
The NEITI
boss also promised to work with the EFCC to strengthen their position and
rescue the extractive industries resources.
“We are
very grateful that you have offered us the support and we will relate with
mutual respect as two sister agencies and timely exchange of information and
data will be very useful in this relationship.
“As an
agency, we believe in the work the EFCC is doing and we are very proud of the
courage and excellence that this institution has exhibited in the face of all
kinds of challenges, and we will continue to encourage men and women of
goodwill, fellow Nigerians that are working here that you are on the right
track and you have an ally in NEITI,” Orji said.
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