The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that a former governor and two ex-ministers are orchestrating protests against the agency, aiming to undermine its operations.
Despite these planned demonstrations, EFCC officials affirmed their commitment to carrying out their duties impartially.
During a press briefing organized by the Strategic Communications Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale emphasized that these protests are instigated by individuals adversely affected by the EFCC’s efforts to combat financial misconduct.
Oyewale clarified that the planned protests are not supported by 259 civil society organizations, including the Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reform.
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He cautioned the public, particularly youths, against participating in protests that may be manipulated by those with vested interests.
He said: “Generally and holistically, all of these people that are talking about ending the EFCC, don’t end EFCC, kill EFCC, don’t kill EFCC, they are people that are tangentially affected by the activities of the commission.
“If you have a commission like the EFCC, you are not receiving some kind of an attack, it either means that we are not effective, or the public is not concerned about what we are doing.
“So, we know that, yes, our activities are affecting people that have one thing or the other to hide, and we know that it’s natural that they want to fight us.
“And that is why we came out publicly to say that tomorrow, the planned protests, what they have said is not what they actually mean. And we have a responsibility to tell the public.”
