By Ola Ajayi and Bukola Ifegbayi, Ibadan

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said about $20 trillion had been stolen from the treasury by leaders who had access to the nation’s money between 1960 and 2005.

The commission further said that as at year 2000, the record showed that $100 billion had been stolen with an external debt of $33 billion suggesting that paying off the nation’s external debt would have required only a fraction of the money stolen by the country’s leadership.

While quoting an earlier presentation by the Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman of the commission, the Director, Internal Affairs EFCC Mr. Wakili Mohammed who represented the Executive Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde added that as the country would elect new leaders in the 2015 elections, women should be vigilant and disallow people with shady backgrounds from getting into public office.

‎The anti-corruption agency said this yesterday in Ibadan at a one day sensitization workshop for Women Civil Society Groups.

The commission organised the programme in collaboration with the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL).
The workshop was hinged on “How women’s organisations can aid the fight against corruption,economic and financial crimes”.

Wakili noted that power to liberate our nation from deep-rooted corruption lies in the hands of women knowing fully well that corruption remains the bane of the nation’s development which results in lower levels of spending on education,healthcare and other social services that affect women and children.

According to reports by the United Nations Development Fund for Women,UNIFEM, “women are more vulnerable to the impact of corruption than men. Women constitute larger percentage of the poor as they take primary resposibility for child care which makes them more reliant on public services and this makes corruption in public service delivery have huge impact on women”, he said.

The Head Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit,EFCC, Hajia Aisha Larai Musa emphasized that the Commission works in conjunction with the SSS, Nigerian army,Civil defence and Nigerian Immigration as crime can not be handled alone that all parastatals needed to be involved including organisations and schools.

Aisha stated that women anti-corruption initiatitive programme aimed at engaging women in the fight against corruption,financial and economic crimes, as women their is need to counsel our children.

In her own presentation, Dr. (Mrs.) Kemi Wale-Olaitan said, “corruption is not all about men but women inclusive” stating that sometimes women are forced to pay bribes,even more than money to get what they want.

She said women are also involved in corruption especially behind the scene,as women are getting involved in decision processes they should also be involved in combating crime

According to Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the bad image of Nigeria abroad gave birth to EFCC and the most effective way to reduce crime was to increase people’s perceptions that the cost of offence would exceed its reward adding that no individual was a biological or sociological criminal but “people deliberately commit crime and we can be responsible for the desired change as parents”.

Mrs. Osigwe Oyeronke a teacher who was a participant at the workshop advocated that women are the nation builders, agents of change and should be able to educate the populace on the need for integrity and transparency.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/20trn-stolen-from-from-nigerias-treasury-by-leaders-efcc/

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I so much thank GOD that it started from 1960-2005 so there is nothing linking GEJ with this new development from EFCC. And this is to tell u that those past leader against jonathan's administration are among the thieves that loot those money. e.g. OBJ, GMB etc.

Obasanjo,where art thou? You were in power as at 2005;kindly come and tell us how much of the 20 trillion dollars you kept for yourself.

Under OBJ the fear of EFCC is the begining of wisdom for almost any Nigerian irrespective of who you are or what you are.

Under GEJ?(Yawns)they became a toothless bulldog.

By the way,what stop's them from mentioning the names of these"leaders"?

Or are they ghost leaders?

Arrant nonsense

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I tink y'all shud read my signature

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Another beer parloor talk, and your name is efcc? Are they not here with us? Shagari, Shonakon, Abdulsalami, Ibb, OBJ, Gowon, Ekwueme, Abacha's loots- his children, Buhari. If you can't go after them stop telling us nonsense, why are you being paid? Idiots trying to protect their food.

You see! PDP, party of corruption. Men and women corrupt. We need that change more than anything... NOW!


Sai Buhari

make saturday come sharp sharp jawe
Make I sharperly vote out this clueless man full of corruption.
And vote 4 CHANGE
Regardless of his involvmnt or not who cares?

When Buhari comes into power,he will deal wif corrupt & incompetent past leaders starting wif GEJ...

#Sai Buhari

#WeHaveDecided

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EFCC you guys are still blabbing go after those stealing mofos

Why saying dis now?

Lol.. im sure it is more

Ovoko!!

That is why we need change.... Politicians stealing since 1999




Let Buhari come and deal with most of them
Tested and Trusted...
Vote For GMB/PYO

Lol

20 trillion dollars!!!!!! Wow

We all know that Buhari was head of NNPC, but is not corrupt.

Was PTF chairman under Abacha where we are still returning the loot, but is not corrupt.




All I see is the Hausas and Yorubas trying to gain power by all means and shouting "Change " But if we observe closely we'll notice there is no change in them,

"Prof. Osinbajo mentioned they'll generate 40,000 MW of electricity in 4 years, " something that's impossible, they had to ask him 3 times to be sure.

They'll pay 25 million Nigerians 5 000 naira a month, thats 1.5 TRILLION NAIRA per annum.


Free school fees till tertiary level.

Free meals for primary school kids.

If you add all of this up, you'll see its total rubbish!

It's not achievable,

It's like saying a New born baby can fly an aircraft!

Hmmmh what is this trying to tell us. I will coment after March 28. Vote wisely vote GEJ.

GEJ and his gang of bandits responsible.

Why stopping at 2005? Why not till 2013 at least? Yeye dey smell!

Let me try this:

IBB - 20%

Abdulsalami - 15%

Abacha - 25%

OBJ - 10%

GEJ - 25%

Others 5%

The one thing they have in common is that, apart from Abacha, they all belong/belonged in one party, PDP.

Hmmmm......





Lootocratic government at its peak

Haba

Corruption at the highest level.

Things need to Change.

Buhari is not desperate to be president.

Nigeria is desperate for Change.

Buhari/Osinbajo

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

Vote for APC.