Zamfara State Governor,Declares He’s Not Scared Of EFCC
Dauda Lawal, has said he is not scared of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to him, people elected to positions of leadership should be accountable and transparent.
He spoke on Tuesday at the National Cybercrimes Summit, organised by the EFCC in collaboration with the European Union-funded Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Lawal said, “I am not scared of the EFCC. Why would I be scared of the EFCC? We’re here to serve, and this is the way forward. People should be accountable. People should be transparent. That is the way. That’s leadership.”
The governor, who stated that he was not aware of the suit brought by some of his colleagues against the EFCC, said he was ready to give his support to the commission.
He said, “I’m hearing this for the first time about the suit, and that’s the truth. So I don’t know what it contains. I can’t comment on that.