The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has exposed corrupt practices among Nigerian political office holders, attributing the nation’s economic and security challenges to the embezzlement of public funds by unscrupulous politicians.

Olukayode said: “Every challenge around Nigeria’s socio-economic development today can be traced to the consequences of corruption.”

“The rising problems of unemployment, insecurity, poverty, diseases, low life expectancy, hunger, kidnappings, and others are the results of mismanagement, misapplication, and embezzlement of our resources by those entrusted with them.”

Olukoyede stated this on Wednesday at the annual conference of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria in Delta State.

He was represented at the event by Mr. Williams Oseghale, an Assistant Commander and Head of Public Affairs, Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission.