The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
dismissed talks that President Goodluck Jonathan starved it of funds as
reported in a national newspaper.
In a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media
and Publicity, it said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has been drawn to a report in The Sun newspaper of Tuesday, May 26,
2015, entitled, Jonathan Starved EFCC of Funds- Lamorde, in which the Executive
Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde was quoted as indicting the
out-going Jonathan administration of poor performance. The Commission takes
exception to this report which is pure fabrication by the author for reason
best known to him.
“In the first place, Lamorde who is currently
out of the country did not speak with the media and could not have made the
comments attributed to him by The Sun newspapers.
“The occasion that provided the basis for the
false report by The Sun was a media briefing by Mr. Wilson Uwujaren,
spokesperson of the EFCC, who addressed more than 40 journalists from over 30
media organizations at the Commission’s monthly media briefing in Abuja on May
25, 2015.
“At no time during the event did Uwujaren
comment on the performance or lack of it, by the Jonathan administration let
alone accusing it of poor performance or starving the Commission of funds,” the
statement said.
“He was only asked a question on the
Commission’s view on the focus which the in-coming Buhari administration places
on the fight against corruption, to which he responded that the Commission,
like most Nigerians who are bothered about the problem of corruption, welcomes
the focus which he believes will further empower the EFCC in the pursuit of its
mandate of fighting economic crimes and corruption.”
“It is a great disservice to society when
journalists fabricates and twist issues to serve motives that are not
altruistic,” the statement read.
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