South-West Women Partner With EFCC, Flag-Off Women Against Corruption Project
The fight against corruption received a boost last Wednesday, as Nigerian women in the South Western states converged in Lagos to flag off the Women Against Corruption (WAC) in the South-West Project.
The event tagged: "Nigerian Women Against Corruption - South-West Project Rollout", had a large turnout of women from various part of South-West for the flag off of the project in the zone.
Speaking at the flag off, the anti-graft agency's Acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, commended the presence of the wives of the State Governors and the women for their support to the Commission's efforts to tame corruption.
He noted that corruption is the cause of the present state of the country, and it must be curbed.
"In fact, corruption is the cause of the current recession and the falling value of the Naira, if there's one enemy that we need to urgently confront, it is corruption.
"We call on you today to be change agents, and help in the difficult task of building a better Nigeria for both present and future generations”, Magu said.
The EFCC boss stated that the power of women to change the destiny of a nation cannot be underestimated; he therefore, urged them to join the crusade of getting rid of corruption.
He promised to take the advocacy to other zones and to the grassroots, to proclaim the important role of women in the fight against corruption.
In her speech, the host of the event, Her Excellency, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, stated that the fight against corruption must be seen as a priority in which everyone must be involved.
She further noted that women as moulders of character, should begin to pay proper attention to their homes and ensure the proper upbringing of their wards.
"I will use this opportunity to lend my voice to this campaign, by appealing to all our mothers and sisters in Lagos and the South West region, to take a stand against corruption.
"Let us start the fight from our homes by discouraging any act, behaviour and attitude that aids and abets corruption. If we succeed as individuals in our various homes, there will be no room for corruption and corrupt practices in the larger society”, Mrs Ambode said.