Akintokunbo Adejumo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in very recent times, is getting a lot of flack and negative press from Nigerians, most of them, as it has turned out, and from personal observation, unnecessary, unwarranted and unfair. Nigerians are very angry about the news they are hearing about the anti-graft organisation, and there have been one or two extreme calls for the head of the organisation to resign or be removed. This is very understandable, as Nigerians have invested a lot of hope in the organisation and look up to it as a way of getting redress and vengeance on the people who have made their lives that of poverty, hopelessness, underdevelopment and misery.
However, such unfounded rumours and misinformation are not only distracting, but is very discouraging and debilitating to the Commission, and may negatively affect their performance. Most importantly and instructively, all these biased and negative perception of the Co...
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