Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Presidential candidate in last year general election, Nuhu Ribadu on Wednesday gave the reasons why he decided to serve in President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Mr Ribadu, in a statement he signed and circulated to journalists, said that “regardless of our affiliations, our differences, and our engagements, it is at least safe to say that we have a national consensus on the deadly impact of corruption on our march to greatness, and on the capacity of our people, particularly the youth, to earn a decent, promising, life.”
The 2011 Presidential aspirants referred to corruption as a ‘preeminent national security threat’ saying that “we must see it as a war within our borders, a war that has assumed a systemic and endemic character, but to which all must now urgently enlist with our different capacities, or accept to all go down with the ship.”
Mr Ribadu said his appointment as the chairman of the 21-man Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force is a national call and that he is answering the call because it will allow him offer public service which to him “is the greatest asset a person can offer his community.”
President Jonathan had on Tuesday appointed Mr Ribadu as the Chairman of the Petroleum Revenue Special Taskforce with the responsibility of enhancing “probity and accountability in the operations of the petroleum industry.”
Other members of the taskforce are Mr Steve Oronsaye – Deputy Chairman, Mallam Abba Kyari, Ms Benedicta Molokwu, Mr Supo Sasore, Mr Tony Idigbe, Mr Anthony George-Ikoli, Dr (Mrs) Omolara Akanji, Mr Olisa Agbakoba and Mr. Ituah Ighodalo.
Others are Mr Bon Otti, Prof Olusegun Okunnu, Mallam Samaila Zubairu, Mr Ignatius Adegunle, Mr Gerald Ilukwe, representative of FIRS- Ex-Officio, representative of FMF Incorporated- Ex-Officio, representative of HAGF/HMJ- Ex-Officio, representative of OAGF- Ex-Officio, representative of DPR- Ex-Officio and representative of NNPC- Ex-Officio.
