Over 300,000 apply for 750 vacancies at EFCC
More
than 300,000 applications were received for the 750 positions recently
advertised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Osita Nwaja, the commission’s director of
public affairs, announced the figures in Enugu when he visited the zonal office
of NAN.
Nwaja said the recruitment was
segmented, the first phase of the exercise ending on June 26.
“We had more than 300,000 applicants that
applied for the 750 positions, which are in three cadres: junior, middle and
senior,” he said.
“We are considering a whole lot of junior
staff so that they will grow in the system. The criteria were well spelled
out and those that met them wrote the examination.”
Nwaja said by the recruitment, EFCC had moved
to fortify its ranks in view of the onerous task of fighting corruption.
“The fight against corruption is fundamental
to everything we do in this country. It is a fight we cannot afford to lose,”
he said.
“We must keep on recruiting foot soldiers to
meet our objective as it is geared toward the direction of making Nigeria
greater.”
He said that although the commission
would not fail Nigerians, it needs all the help it can get from the public.
“We cannot do this alone and that is why we
are always reaching out to the media,” he said.
“We have found in NAN a veritable ally in
this task of curbing corruption in the country. We want to leverage on
your wide reach, credibility and accessibility to achieve our mandate.
“A lot of work is going on at the zonal
office of our commission. If this fight against corruption must be won, all
Nigerians and institutions must join as this affects the common man.”
The Cable
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