Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde has cried out over what he said is the overwhelming corruption that has been flying around in the country.
He is particularly alarmed by the rate of corruption at state government level. This even as he made a threat that he would deal ruthlessly with such states in the course of time.
He listed some of the ways the states have been indulge in corruption to include inflation of prices, embezzlement, misappropriation, over-estimation of cost of projects, ghost workers syndrome, award and abandonment of contracts and outright payment of money to godfathers.
Lamorde was represented by Secretary to the Commission, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo at a flag off of a three-day ‘Anti- Corruption, Fiscal Responsibility and Good Governance’ training for state governments officials across the country at the EFCC Academy, Karu- Abuja.
He called on participants to appreciate the sensitive role they play as managers of commonwealth.
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