Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has attributed the high rate of corruption in Nigeria to the neglect of cultural values.
Ola made this assertion on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by Chief Biodun Ajiboye, the Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), in Abuja.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss inter-agency collaborations aimed at reorienting Nigerians on the importance of reviving cultural values as a tool to combat and eradicate corruption in the country.
In a statement issued by Mr. Caleb Nor, media aide to Ajiboye, Olukoyede stated that the EFCC was making efforts to curb corruption to a reasonable level.
He emphasized that one of the ways to achieve the EFCC’s mandate was through citizens’ reorientation to stem the tide of high-level moral decadence and restore cultural values that had been neglected.
Olukoyede emphasized the importance of moral and value reorientation, stating, “What does not belong to you, you don’t have business with it, and if we have moral and value reorientation of the citizenry, it will help us achieve a lot.”
He further highlighted the need for crime prevention rather than focusing solely on recording convictions.
Olukoyede suggested that collaborating with NICO could help reorient Nigerians and reduce the commission’s workload.
He expressed willingness to support NICO’s efforts, including providing them with a desk in the commission, to join forces in reorienting Nigerians towards embracing cultural values and avoiding criminal activities.
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