The Accountant-Normal of the Federation (AGF), Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has disclosed that Nigeria is experiencing important income leakages and shortages throughout the nation.
Ogunjimi made this revelation throughout a courtesy go to to the Government Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on the EFCC’s Company Headquarters, in response to an announcement by the Fee on Wednesday.
The AGF requested the EFCC’s help in “blocking shortages and leakages in income streams throughout the nation as a way to fund the 2025 funds and guarantee a saner and sound monetary system in Nigeria.”
Ogunjimi emphasised that the Workplace of the Accountant-Normal of the Federation (OAGF) and the EFCC share frequent and mutually helpful pursuits in monetary issues and can’t obtain higher outcomes with out efficient collaboration.
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“It’s due to the strategic place of this workplace to our group—the OAGF—that we imagine we can’t make additional progress or obtain higher outcomes with out efficient collaboration with this Fee.
“At the moment, the nation is witnessing quite a bit when it comes to income leakages and shortages, and so we imagine that for us to have the ability to carry out or obtain our mandate, we’d like your assist and collaboration,” he stated.
He sought the EFCC’s assist in tracing fraudulent transactions and blocking leakages to allow the federal government to fund the funds and pay salaries.
In response, Olukoyede pledged the Fee’s dedication and assist in blocking and stopping leakages in Ministries, Departments, and Companies.
“We need to pledge our dedication and assist to make sure that we create a extra secure and sound monetary system in Nigeria. That’s a part of our mandate. We share an identical mandate, and it is usually essential for us to hold out our actions in essentially the most accountable and clear method,” he said.
Olukoyede maintained that by way of collaboration, each the EFCC and OAGF can handle and harness Nigeria’s considerable sources, thereby funding varied initiatives within the nation.
He stated Nigeria is very resourceful, however related stakeholders want to come back collectively and successfully handle these sources to fund initiatives in Nigeria.
