Compliance failures, bane of corruption in MDAs- Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has decried the lack of compliance with best practices, rules and regulation in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs in the country, stressing that it is one of the gateways to corruption in Nigeria.
He made the observation in Abuja on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 while addressing a delegation from the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Khalil Halilu at the Commission’s headquarters.
He pointed out that government agencies and private concerns in Nigeria are falling short of compliance with established regulations, making them prone to compromises, abuses and corruption.
While applauding the NASENI leadership for its strides and especially for developing Corruption Risk Assessment, CRA and Standard Operating Procedure, SOP in conjunction with the EFCC, Olukoyede noted that the readiness of NASENI staff to be guided by the documents was of more paramount importance. He assured the Agency of EFCC’s continuous support.
“CRA is good, but the CRA will not bring any change except if the people are ready to change and follow due process. I want to salute your courage for the modest achievements you have made in the course of your stay in the office”, he said.
Halilu who expressed delight with the good working relationship between the two agencies disclosed that the visit was to express NASENI’s gratitude to the EFCC and to plead for the sustenance of the goodwill from the Commission.
“One of the early things I did when I took over the seat was to invite EFCC to come and see our processes and procedures and how we can further strengthen them. So we just came here to thank you for the relationship”, he said.
