“Since president Buhari took over as the minister of petroleum, I have not seen people become billionaires from oil business because there is a leader who is not corrupt.”
Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at a two-day retreat for the commission-designates, special assistants and permanent secretaries, said that people have lost the opportunity of becoming sudden billionaires from oil business ever since the President, Muhammadu Buhari became the Senior Minister of Petroleum.
While making his presentation at the retreat, Ribadu said that the reason why people have not been able to loot money from petroleum business is due to the fact that Buhari himself is not a corrupt leader and has therefore curbed corruption to a large extent, TheCable reported.
Ribadu further encouraged the designates and officials present to quit subscribing to corruption as the EFCC now has the capacity in this changing and advancing world to detect every form of corruption and catch culprits.
“Make a personal vow not to steal public funds. You can’t stop corruption in the police when the civil service is still corrupt. Stop corruption and see what will happen in the society,” Ribadu said.
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“Corruption erodes trust in leadership. A leader with soiled hands has no moral right to question his subordinates.
“For you, all this is, is a stepping stone. You must not fall for the banana peel thereby denting yourself. EFCC, NFIU are capable and they can see you.
“They have the infrastructure to track every single penny stolen from the government. Things have changed, and the world has changed, so let us also change.
“Since president Buhari took over as the minister of petroleum, I have not seen people become billionaires from oil business because there is a leader who is not corrupt.”
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the government of the Federation, who was also present at the event, urged the state government to work hand in hand with traditional institutions in other to promote the safety of citizens in communities.
“Let me urge the government of Gombe state to work closely with traditional institutions for the purpose of entrenching the policies of the federal government in the area of community policing,” he said.
“We must return to it if we have the desire to protect our communities.”