The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has hinted that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin, the state capital, has contributed immensely to secure the resources of the state from being looted by corrupt persons.
Governor Abdulrasaq who spoke at a Public Education/Citizen Enlightenment Program organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, and the National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Ilorin, on August 6, 2019, with the theme, “Value Orientation and the Fight Against Corruption”, said:
“The EFCC has been proactive, they started working before we came on board, I thank the EFCC for helping us in Kwara State,” he said, promising that “the state government will work with the anti-graft Commission for the benefit of our people, and we should join hands together to make the state work again.”
He added: “This state was already down when we came into power, no water in the hospitals, no electricity, and the system was totally in chaos, no chairs in our schools, the money was being diverted.
“Corruption had eaten deep in the government [but] we are working with the EFCC to ensure that all these abuses disappear from the system.
“It is very important to know that when we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill us as a nation.”
The Head of Operations, EFCC Ilorin Zonal Office, Isyaku Sharu who was present at the event, called on stakeholders, especially the parents to assist the government in fighting corruption and building a better society, saying:
“As parents, you have a big role to play, you must educate your children about the dangers of corruption, and when your Child is mingling with bad people in the society, you must call them to order,” he said.