Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the Nigerian president will be on the frontline of
anti-corruption war in Nigeria, so says the anti-graft agency.
Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman for The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says
the move is to engage Nigerian women in a nationwide sustainable fight against
corruption.
Uwujaren said the
commission was collaborating with the office of the wife of the President, Mrs
Aisha Buhari, on the programme.
Tagged: “Nigerian Women Against Corruption (WAC)” was initiated
based on the critical role played by women in the family and society at large.
According to him, the programme would be launched by the wife of
the president at the International Conference Centre Abuja December 7.
“WAC is aimed at getting the women to buy into the corruption
fight and to raise the consciousness of the consequences of corruption in the
minds of their households.
“It will also create awareness of the evil of corruption in the
larger society’’, he said.
He quoted the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, as saying that involvement of women would help to
develop a comprehensive women-based programme of engagement that would enhance
the anti-corruption fight.
Magu, according to him, said women would thereafter help to act
as watchdogs, foot soldiers and whistle blowers against corruption and to drive
the regime of probity and accountability.
“A woman who has the ability to build a home can as well tame
the corruption monster.
“A woman is a full circle; within her is the power to create,
nurture and transform,” Magu said quoting Diana Marriechild.
The WAC programme is coming up on Dec. 7, 48 hours before the
internationally celebrated anti-corruption day coming up on Dec. 9.
The crusade will later be taken to the grassroots through the
states and the local governments across the country, Uwujaren added.
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