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PHOTOSCENE: EFCC, WFP sign MoU on IDPs
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the World Food Programme, WFP, in respect of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
The Tuesday agreement is geared towards ensuring that all support deployed by WFP donors and the government of Nigeria reaches its beneficiaries without any threat of corruption.
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu pledged the Commission’s support for the Programme, WFP.
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The EFCC boss who noted that corruption is a serious threat that negatively affects the development of a nation said the new partnership will in no small measure help in alleviating the sufferings of internally displaced people especially in the northern part of Nigeria.
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