The monarch stated this on
Thursday while receiving a delegation of EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, in his
palace.
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba
Lamidi Adeyemi, says the Eighth National Assembly(NASS) frustrated the appointment
of Mr Ibrahim Magu as substantive EFCC Chairman to cover the skeletons in their
cupboards.
The EFCC delegation was led
by the Head of the zonal office, Mr Friday Ebelo.
“The Eighth National
Assembly tried; they did everything possible not to get Magu appointed. Why? It
was because they had skeletons in their cupboards,” he said.
Adeyemi attested to the
efficiency of EFCC under the leadership of Magu, adding that this is evident in
the recent stories of recovered stolen funds in local and foreign currencies.
He commended the commission
on its efforts, saying it deserves the cooperation of all well-meaning
Nigerians who desired a greater country.
“We must encourage you; we
must support you and cooperate with you; otherwise, corruption will kill
Nigeria.
“The fear of EFCC is
leading some looters to several parts of the world. But you are after them. You
are getting them. There is no hiding place for them.
“Through you, I want to
commend Ibrahim Magu for a job well done,” he said.
The royal father described
the institution of Alaafin as one that was dedicated to service to the people,
saying every installed Alaafin had no private life.
“Once an Alaafin is
appointed, he has very little private life of his own. He must live to serve
the people. Omoluabi, the core values of Yoruba, is ingrained in this
institution.
“It is our duty, as
traditional rulers, to ensure that we teach our children the values and ethics
of our system right from their young age so that they can imbibe them,” he
said.
Adeyemi urged all
traditional rulers across the country to vigorously promote the culture and
tradition of the people among which are honesty and hard work.
Earlier, Ebelo told the
monarch that the team’s visit was to solicit the support of the traditional
institution in the anti-corruption campaign.
He said that the initiative
was at the instance of the EFCC Chairman towards getting the message down to
the grassroots in a more effective manner.
“The EFCC, Ibadan zonal
office, is visiting the Alaafin of Oyo on behalf of EFCC acting Chairman,
Ibrahim Magu, to rally the traditional institution’s support in the fight
against corruption and other issues cropping up in recent times.
“We now have cyber crimes
and internet-related frauds in recent times which largely involved the youth,”
he said.
Ebelo said that his team
was in Oyo to intimate the monarch of the development and solicit his support
so that he could use his exalted throne to get the message down to his subjects.
“It is our duty to work
hard and ensure a society where we will be proud of our young ones. This is the
kind of the enlightenment campaign the EFCC is embarking on aggressively.
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