PEEP AT THE TWO ANTI CORRUPTION AGENCIES OF THE NATION ..EFCC vs ICPC by Mazi Odera POg JP.

As much as we all focus on getting the right President to pull this Nation out from the present Precipice, but we should look down into the Deep where we store decadence that hold the Nation to incurable condition.so we can be acting on exit plan from the decadence.

ICPC as defined by WIKIPEDIA..

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), (in full the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission) is a Nigerian agency that was inaugurated on 29 September 2000 following the recommendation of President Olusegun Obasanjo. The mandate is to receive and investigate reports of corruption and in appropriate cases prosecute the offender(s), to examine, review and enforce the correction of corruption prone systems and procedures of public bodies, with a view to eliminating corruption in public life, and to educate and enlighten the public on and against corruption and related offences with a view to enlisting and fostering public support for the fight against corruption.[1] The Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act 2000 governs the committee's activities.[2]...

EFCC.."

"Mission Statement

To eradicate economic and financial crimes through prevention, enforcement and coordination.

Vision

A Nigeria free of economic and financial crimes."..

This two seem to be the same just as SENATE and House of Representatives are same coin with two sides ,they just muddle up the duties without defined rules of engagement and or boundaries to maintain,but all in all we agree that they are created to fight corruption,but the type of corruption are not defined .

None of them is fighting corruption, rather they are romancing corruption and making love to the corrupt.

The principal work would be to fight those who are stealing the National Patrimony, but no ,they do not delve into such ,if they do they seem to simply collect a little from them and no prosecution ,even ones refered to them by groups and petitions written ,they use incompetent lawyers and mess same up that's why you can't point to case of corruption that reached a conclusive end..none whatever.

I have not heard that EFCC or ICPC secured judgement against a culprit , Either they scuttle it with over zealousness or they arrest the person,grab a little from the mountain of the loot and sins forgiven ,they care more about arresting Yahoo boys and collecting settlement or wasting time in frivolous pursuit.

The only crime this Yahoo boys commit to Nigeria as a nation is by tainting our reputation,but our Politicians used black paints to blacklist the NATION,so there is nothing more damaging than our leaders going to Medicals aboard,buying houses overseas, sending children overseas to show they had no plans to make things right,buying retirement houses in Dubai, London, America which signifies that we are hopeless and useless and rushing abroad for vacations.

The YAHOO boys only Con those who intends to defraud our Nation and the bet caught them ,which to say the crime has nothing to do with Financial crime,as they did not tamper with our JOINT or national purse.

The duties of this two misbehaving agencies should be to monitor Contracts awarded by states and NATIONAL,take for instance the Governor of my state professor Charles TAXMAN SEBEIFE awarded a trunk A road (FEDERAL Road)that needs a tested, verified Contractor, but he hired a Brick layer to start using Block and cement to fabricate a Water logged Federal road.

EFCC or ICPC should have Waded into it to ask for Contract terms ,the design plan and specification of the project,ask who drew the architectural design of the road,which companies bided for the Job at least to guarantee transparency ,what was the criteria used in chosen the bricklayer that he said is working on ISUOFIA Igboukwu road who he sacked on TV?.

Why then did the Governor went to the site on Sunday without the Commissioner for Works , without displaying the terms of the contract to warrant the termination of existing contract,the only thing the Governor equipped self with is the wireless microphone attached to his lapel,then lots of noise and asking the Sand man  he see on sight to remove the Equipments which none is seen,to move it out of site .

If the contractor is a good One,the Governor would've called the Boss who will call his Site engineer and things will be properly addressed or litigation will come into play.

He did not tell the man to ask the contractor to meet with the state ministry of works for the issues to be addressed,he just played to the gallery and his ERATS were clapping,he is a Professor and not an engineer ,the duties of overseeing such is resting with MINISTRY of works who understands the challenges or flexibility of such terrain.

Now this is where EFCC should step in without invite to peruse the books ,check the Worth of the company handling the job,check the biddings for the job ,if there was no biding or Tenders, then arrest many parties because it shows fraud.

Just like a particular company named KANU BEN which if you trace the ownership it ends with only one name on Board and location placed the location at Port Harcourt,which grape vine is saying that the company belong to OSODI ETIPIA,90% of Jobs awarded and undelivered,sorry let me rephrase,jobs paid for but never started in the last Government were awarded to the company, but now they are still getting contracts in this Same Government ,but with  a little fraud Committed by changing the name from KANU BEN to KANU BEEN and the MINISTRY of works did not shudder,this is where EFCC ,ICPC should investigate and start doing what they are made to do ..

EFCC and ICPC should look into the reason why our Legal tender are no longer printed by our own PRINTING and MINTING PRESS where NAIRA are been printed until Charles SOLUDO as CBN GOVERNOR Took it away to Australia to print polymer which suited them because they have extremely cold weather, POLYMER will last centuries with such weather but with climate like ours ,it stays less than 6 months and become white wash ,also the cost of importing our money is outrageous and reduced the Nation to Joke.

ICPC and EFCC should investigate why our INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT is being printed in MALAYSIA?, is it not what we print and laminate as passport will be our traveling document?.

Why can't our PRINTING AND MINTING PRESS print it for SECURITY sake and to show we have something to protect?

Even if there are security features we want in it ,but if we can't print such into our needs then we are not matured to have such features ,so there is no need going Abroad to print our Security documents or anything at all ,if what we can Print is Exercise book quality,let it be our Traveling Documents.

Why can't FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY OFFICES Print instantly our Driving license as they can process it,snap pictures,what then do they delay issuance if not to embezzle money hiding as Printing cost ,the only security in it was imbedded while documentating the process.

How about our NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD ,that goes through Labyrinth monologue and when printed after 10 years ,the owners can't even get it or the owner is Dead and buried ?.

Why can't each Local Government have the printing machine and once you are processed,you get your copy.

Same with Voters card,it doesn't need all this atughige agholukwa ,all this can work instantly if we remove fraud in-between,and that is where we need EFCC and ICPC and not going round looking for Laptop pressing lazy Youths to catch .

EFCC and ICPC should investigate why it is only banks in Nigeria that Charges maintainance fees , Charge withdrawal fees and other fees and while the Chairman is living large the banks are going insolvent and yet we have agencies that should be breathing down the neck of corruption,but they choose to reduce self into chasing Children stealing from mega thieves and allow Giant thieves to have a field day.

ICPC and EFCC should investigate how NEPA generate the estimated bills , imagine billing a flat 40K Naira for a month in a Nation the salary is less than 20K ,also in a building that doesn't enjoy light for uninterrupted 3 hours per day. That one is massive fraud and should Serve as Government aided raping of the citizens.

They should be more aggressive with Phone carriers in Nigeria,they will make us appear as if we are the worst in Africa when talking of useless and senseless Nation,nobody monitors what they bill and how they administer the usage of DATA bought from them ,they simply wake up and adjust prices and liquidate whatever credit you have and dare you to cry ,they do get away with it because those who should have oversight are deaf or bought to act as lapdog.

Obuzi that South African DSTV ?in other NATIONS they charge you as you watch which is the right thing , but in Nigeria they charge per Month ,you pay even if your light went kaput or you travel ,they are getting away with it because they don't see AGENCIES that will lean on them .

Finally,a civil servant will become a Billionaire overnight and you are waiting for petition? honestly those agencies should be scraped,it is not the duties of Civilians to investigate and petition you ,it is your job to observe the sudden leap in wealth and you investigate,same with Politician who just got elected and within months, all around him become MEGA Rich and you are waiting for petition?.

In all honesty, Federal Government should scrap all this agencies,so we know that we have accepted rotten brand of leadership and not camouflage brand as we see in Nigeria.

I remain Mazi Odera POg JP, Last Born Mpa Nnukwu, Nwa Chukwu Ku na aka na onwu agaghi egbunwu ya, Akua Aka egenti Ndi Egede, Voice of the Voiceless, Mkpisi na ede with precision, Dibia Onu Ike adighi agbalu Ekperima afa, Special ADVISER to any Governor that love good Governance, Minority Opinion writer na South East.