Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says no one has become an
oil billionaire since President Muhammadu Buhari became minister of petroleum.
Timipre Sylva is the junior
minister of petroleum resources while the president is the senior minister — a
first in the country.
Ribadu said this while making a
presentation on anti-corruption and good governance at a two-day retreat for
commissioner-designates, special assistants, and permanent secretaries, on
Monday, in Gombe state.
He said corruption has been
curbed in the petroleum sector by the Buhari administration.
He asked the officials to make a
vow not to steal public funds, adding that corruption needs to be curbed at all
levels.
“Make a personal vow not to steal
public funds. You can’t stop corruption in the police when the civil service is
still corrupt. Stop corruption and see what will happen in the society,” Ribadu
said.
“Corruption erodes trust in
leadership. A leader with soiled hands has no moral right to question his
subordinates.
“For you, all this is, is a
stepping stone. You must not fall for the banana peel thereby denting yourself.
EFCC, NFIU are capable and they can see you.
“They have the infrastructure to
track every single penny stolen from the government. Things have changed, and
the world has changed, so let us also change.
“Since president Buhari took over
as the minister of petroleum, I have not seen people become billionaires from
oil business because there is a leader who is not corrupt.”
Also speaking at the event, Boss
Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, asked the state
government to work closely with traditional institutions to ensure the safety
of citizens in the communities.
“Let me urge the government of
Gombe state to work closely with traditional institutions for the purpose of
entrenching the policies of the federal government in the area of community
policing,” he said.
“We must return to it if we have
the desire to protect our communities.”
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