The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, launch the Anti-Corruption Revolution

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will, on Wednesday launch the Anti-Corruption Revolution campaign. The campaign, codenamed: ANCOR, is envisioned to make all Nigerians take an active and determined stand against corruption in their public and private dealings.

Some of the objectives of ANCOR include: sensitizing and educating all Nigerians on corruption and its negative effects on their daily lives; mobilizing opinion leaders and all Nigerians both within and outside the country against corrupt tendencies and practices; creating a sustained multi-stakeholder movement for integrity in the public and private spheres through the establishment of a network of volunteers in all Communities; Local Government Areas, States, Federal Capital Territory and among Nigerians in Diaspora. Important core values of ANCOR are meant to make all Nigerians buy into the anti-corruption war thereby ensuring public ownership of the war.

Some of these values are Integrity; Inclusiveness and Non-partisanship; Accessibility; Accountability and Transparency; Patriotism and Courage; Fairness and Respect for Human Rights, Volunteerism and Dignity.

The event will be attended by His Excellency, President Umar Musa Yar’adua; Vice President Goodluck Jonathan; Senate President; House of Representatives Speaker and state governors. Attendees will also be drawn from the federal cabinet; local government councils, military and para-military top brass; chief executive officers of parastatals; captain of industries; business moguls; academia; traditional and religious institutions; grassroots organizations; professional and civil society organizations across Nigeria.

The event will be holding at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja and will be chaired by Alhaji Yusuff Maitama-Sule( Dan Masanmin Kano). Mr. John Kufour, President of Ghana will be delivering a keynote address entitled: The Imperatives of Citizens Involvement In Anti-Corruption Crusade.

ANCOR is coming at a crucial juncture in the life of Nigeria. It could not have come at a better time than now when Nigeria is positioning herself to emerge as one of the 20 biggest economies by the Year 2020.

The challenge of graft and the rising global attention to transparency and integrity make it doubly imperative for a developing nation like Nigeria to take a firm position in favour of accountability and probity both in private and public lives.

This is the imperative the EFCC is responding to and it is the thrust of ANCOR, and its website, www.anticorruptioncorps.org, that will be launched on Wednesday.

For more information pleas contact
Femi Babafemi
Head, Media & Publicity
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC
No5 Fomella Street,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja,
Nigeria

The legal instrument backing the Commission is the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2002 and the Commission has high-Ievel support from the Presidency, the Legislature and key security and law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.

This release was published on openPR.