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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said the commission was committed to fight against the scourge of fake news and its attendant disservice to the country as its launch the EFCC Radio in the country.
The launch of the Radio took place at the commission headquarter in Jabi, Abuja.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi praised the initiative of a radio station by the commission, explaining that it would empower it to fight false narratives, fake news, and jaundiced presentation of its works.
Idris said, “As a minister, we feel very glad for this step, because we put too much focus on catching people rather than advocacy, enlightenment and sensitisation.
“I am happy now that we are making the right step in the right direction because nobody can tell a story better than you are, so fake news and misinformation are things we need to come together and fight by putting out facts so that the right information can be out there and radio is the simplest way of reaching the larger audience.”
He assured the EFCC of increased support and collaboration in the working of the radio station and other works of the commission.
The minister said, “Be rest assured, we will do our best to ensure you achieve your goals of informing, enlightening and sanitising, I am happy we have the EFCC joining us to achieve this. My principal role is to see that information is given accurately, I will urge other stations to support you too.”
On his own part, Olukoyede said “Communication offers us stronger weapons for breaking half-truths, lies, insinuations and other distortions of the works we do. Indeed, with our own radio station, we are in a better position to tell our stories, factually, ungarnished and unspun.”
