Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, in Lagos State, Mrs. Idowu Alakija, has called on relevant agencies to assist the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, saying the commission is overburdened with cases of corruption.
According to the Vanguard Newspaper, She noted that: “If the prosecutorial roles are expanded to state prosecutors, they will be able to prosecute. The EFCC, the Ministry of Justice, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC and Nigerians are stakeholders in the anti-corruption war.”
She explained that the Lagos State government is not only concerned with the enactment of the anti-corruption law, but also ensuring the enforcement of these laws.
“The present administration is fully committed in providing the enabling environment for foreign direct investment,” she added.
Mrs Alakija said this at a workshop entitled: ‘Anti-corruption collective action’, organized by the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group NESG, in Lagos.
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer, NESG, Mr. ‘Laoye Jaiyeola, said: “Corruption is a challenge that is pervasive, and to this end, every hand must be on deck to attack it. When people are not doing things according to the right quality, we waste our resources. There is cost to fighting corruption, in the short run you may lose, but in the long run you become beneficiary,” he said.
He also noted that one of the problem with Nigerians is that, almost everybody wants quick fixes, but is not something that can be done overnight.