The Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes
commission, Ibrahim Lamorde has emphasised the need for appriopriate deployment
of cutting edge technology in the fight against corruption and economic crime.
Lamorde who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Dr Jimmy Imo,
made the observation on Wednesday, July 11th 2012, during a visit by a delegation
from the West African NGO Network (WANGONET) to the headquarters of the
Commission in Abuja .
While commending
WANGONET for engaging and guiding young people to embrace the fight
against corruption through the use of modern technology, the EFCC chairman
stated that “the battle against corruption has become so sophisticated with the
advent of modern technology such that the Anti Corruption Internet Database
[ACID] initiated by WANGONET will be very useful in fighting corruption and
financial crimes.”
He expressed the Commission’s willingness to forge a closer
relationship and collaboration with WANGONET, adding that EFCC will be
represented at the forthcoming stakeholders forum of the organisation.
Speaking earlier, Customer Service Relations/ Advocacy
Officer of WANGONET, Femi
Aderigbe said they were at EFCC to congratulate the Chairmen and staff of EFCC for their efforts in fighting corruption
despite the odds and explore ways of fostering
mutual cooperation, especially on how his organisation could deploy Information
Technology in the work EFCC does.
He was accompanied on the visit by Emmanuel Egbule, a Research
Assistant.
The West African NGO Network was established in 2000, to harness and bring the
benefits of the steadily evolving Information and Communication Technology
sector to Non-Governmental Organizations, Government, educational &
cultural institutions and the private sector.
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