Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) to devise mechanism for tackling corruption at inception.
He spoke on Friday when Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the EFCC, led top officials of the commission to his office in Abuja.
According to a statement by Lawrence Ojabo, director of press in the office of the SGF, Mustapha urged the commission to use advocacy campaigns to change the mindset of individuals.
Mustapha expressed the hope that the completion and movement of the commission to its new head office complex in Abuja would provide a more enabling environment for it to carry out its responsibilities.
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The SGF commended the officials for carrying out their duties with “courage and patriotism”, at great risks to their lives.
He said corruption in the country had become a hydra-headed monster because it had become pervasive and culturally entrenched.
Mustapha said dealing with a problem that had become a culture required a lot of resolve on the part of the officials of the commission.
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He thanked the officials for embracing President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate to kill corruption before it could kill the country.
Magu had earlier briefed the SGF on the near completion of the commission’s new head office in Abuja, and invited him to visit the complex.
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