Director of Public Affairs,
Mr Osita Nwaja, announced that 300,000 applications were received for the 750
positions advertised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The figures were revealed
in Enugu when he visited the Enugu zonal office of the News Agency of Nigeria.
Nwaja said that the
recruitment was segmented, adding that the first phase of the exercise ended on
June 26.
“We had more than 300,000
applicants for the 750 positions which are in three cadres, junior, middle and
senior cadres.
“We are considering a whole
lot of junior staff so that they will grow in the system.
“The criteria were well
spelt out and those that met them wrote the examination,” he said.
Nwaja said that by the
recruitment, the EFCC had moved to fortify its ranks in view of the onerous
task of fighting corruption.
“The fight against
corruption is fundamental to everything we do in this country. It is a fight we
cannot afford to lose.
“We must keep on recruiting
foot soldiers to meet our objective as it is geared toward the direction of
making Nigeria greater,” he said.
The director said that the
commission would not fail Nigerians, but could not fight corruption alone.
Nwaja said, “We cannot do
this alone and that is why we are always reaching out to the media.
“We have found in NAN a
veritable ally in this task of curbing corruption in the country.
“We want to leverage on
your wide reach, credibility and accessibility to achieve our mandate.
“A lot of work is going on
at the zonal office of our commission.
“If this fight against
corruption must be won, all Nigerians and institutions must join as this
affects the common man.”
NAN
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