The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has said corruption threatens Nigeria’s development and vowed that the commission would fight the menace with all its might.

To teach young Nigerians about resistance to corruption and allow the values of integrity, honesty, courage, and diligence to manifest in their lives, the commission has launched what it calls “Integrity Club” in primary and secondary schools across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Speaking at the launch of the Integrity Club on Tuesday in Abuja, Olukoyede, who was represented by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, explained that the Club was conceived to “consciously make our children part of the campaign against corruption in Nigeria.

Corruption is a threat to our nation’s development, and it must be fought with all our might. And this is the reason the EFCC is encouraging every stakeholder to be a part of this crusade.

Integrity Clubs are conceived as a forum of interaction, enlightenment, and empowerment for our students. Members are expected to meet regularly to discuss issues of resistance to corruption and allow the values of integrity, honesty, courage, and diligence to manifest in their lives. We believe that children at the primary and secondary school levels of the education system are still tradable.

I urge you to keep your eyes on the light that is shining and don’t ever look back. The EFCC will continue to encourage you with the right instructions, materials, values, guidance, and encouragement. As future leaders, we will nurture you to be pillars that will hold our nation together in the future,” he added.

Mr. Olukoyede encouraged all the schools represented at the event to develop programs of engagement that would allow the participants to regularly provide feedback on the club’s activities to the EFCC.

Describing the program as timely, Dr. Sule assured that the “ambassador of change we are seeing, are going to grow up to become responsible citizens and by God’s grace, the essence of fighting corruption will be an easy task, because already, we are immunizing children.

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