The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu may have stirred the hornets nest by saying that men are more corrupt that the women.
“Looking at the number of people that have been apprehended by the commission, the number of men involved outnumber the women,” Magu said on Friday, in Abuja.
Magu made the statement when the executive committee of the National Council of Women Society (NCWS), paid him a courtesy visit.
He said women are also prone to greed but are less corrupt.
“Looking at the number of people that have been apprehended by the commission, the number of men involved outnumbers the women,” Magu said
Magu described women as nation builders.
The EFCC boss stressed the need for collaboration between the commission and NCWS in the fight against corruption.
“We respect the independence of the judiciary and auditing bodies in our efforts to ensure that the corrupt are prosecuted, while stolen assets are returned,” he said.
He disclosed that the Lagos zone of the “Women Against Corruption” would be launched on Feb. 22, 2016.
Magu craved women’s support in the fight against corruption, and disclosed that the Lagos zone of the “Women Against Corruption” would be launched on Feb. 22, 2016 to enlist that support in the battle to rid Nigeria of the menace.
Earlier, Dr. Gloria Shoda, President, NCWS, had said that achieving developmental goals would only be possible when resources in public trusts were properly utilized.
“Such misuse of resources has always been the problem in the country,” she declared.
Shoda commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s consistency in the fight against corruption, saying that it had raised the benchmark in public service.
According to her, the behavioural changes have become evident while compliance to the rules of due process are encouraging.
She said that EFCC had proved effective in government’s bid to arrest the tide, and expressed readiness to partner with Buhari and EFCC toward restoring Nigeria to the path of dignity and glory .
The NCWS official challenged the Federal Government to extend the vigour put into fighting corruption, to sectors like education, roads, healthcare and security.
“We want a Nigeria where our agricultural sector is functional and ranked among the best in the world, not just for the sake of economic diversification,” she said.