Members of the Edo Civil Society Organisations, EDOSCO has promised to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the country.
The group led by its acting Coordinator General, Comrade Curtis Ogbebor stated this on Wednesday March 10, 2021 during a Courtesy Visit to the Benin Zonal Office of Commission. “We are here to inform the EFCC of the change in leadership in EDOSCO and to also to strengthen the existing relationship existing between our organisation and the EFCC.”
Ogbebor said the group was willing to partner with the Commission in the area of advocacy and enlightenment on the ills of corruption in order to nip the social malaise in the bud.
He also commended the EFCC for discharging its duties professionall. “I have observed the EFCC for sometime now and I must commend the EFCC’s diligence in discharging its duties and also upholding human right laws”, he said.
Responding, Muhtar Bello, Benin Zonal Head, commended the organisation for the visit. He noted that civil society organisations were key stakeholders in the fight against corruption and economic and financial crimes. According to him, “Civil society organisations are vital to the EFCC in executing its preventive mandate and we have partnered with them over the years and we will continue to do so. CSOs serves as a bridge in reaching the grassroots in our preventive mandate”.he said.