By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied receiving N10million donation from Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State for agencies organising the National anti-corruption marathon.
Sundiata Post recalls that the National Anti-corruption marathon is being organised by the EFCC in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), and Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN, in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recall that the media was awash this morning with the news of Ganduje’s donation to the EFCC and ICPC.
According to the report, Ganduje announced the donation when he received members of the main organising committee in Abuja.
In his words:
“Before now, people find it difficult to access the services of the agency but we established offices across the 44 local government areas so that the services can be available to the common man. “We also facilitated the recruitment of additional personnel and subjected them to training by professional agencies like EFCC and ICPC so that they can deliver. “We also ensured cooperation with these agencies and that attracted international organizations to support us in reinforcing our anti-corruption system.”
However, in a swift reaction, the EFCC on its official twitter handle @officialEFCC dismissed the claims – stating categorically that, it has accept no donations from any state governor or some other individual or group.
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EFCC NigeriaVerified account @officialEFCC 1h1 hour ago
#Alert For the avoidance of doubt, no State governor or some other individual or group has donated any amount of money to the EFCC to carry out the Anti-corruption Marathon project or any other project for that matter.