The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ayodeji Gbeleyi, to be accountable and transparent as he carries out his duties, News About Nigeria reports.
He gave this charge while speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of BPE at the corporate headquarters of the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday.
Olukoyede charged Gbeleyi to be service-orientated and discharge his duties to fulfil the expectations of Nigerians, adding that Nigerians have high expectations of him.
According to him, public office is a position of trust and every leader in Nigeria should always strive to justify the confidence reposed in them by the people.
Olukoyede further advised Gbeleyi to review the activities of the Bureau before he assumed office in order to identify the wrongs, correct them, and properly move forward.
He stated, “By the virtue of what we do and see every day, public office is a position of trust because you were appointed to serve the people. You, therefore, owe the people a high level of integrity, accountability, and transparency. I also want you to know that the whole country is looking up to you because the mandate given to you is extremely pivotal in stimulating the economy so it is extremely important for us to look at you with expectations.
“Some people started well but ended badly. In the EFCC, we have seen a situation where somebody left office about three decades ago and we brought him in to answer questions. We have also seen people who were ministers 25 to 30 years ago come back to us to answer questions. Some of them are currently facing prosecution. So, it is extremely important to let good conscience guide you in whatever you do.”
