The Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Zacch Adedeji, has identified the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as an important government agency to partner with in the Council’s effort to ensure that Nigeria attains self-sufficiency in sugar production through the implementation of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP).
Mr. Adedeji said this when he recently led some members of the NSDC management team on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
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Mr. Adedeji said the Council is currently implementing a 10-year sugar roadmap, the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan, which its major objective is for Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in the local production of sugar for local consumption and export.
The EFCC boss pledged the commission’s readiness to offer technical assistance and supports to government agencies in their resolve to operate within the confines of economic and financial rules and regulations.
“We are here to work with the Council 100 percent. Feel free to contact us on issues that border on economic and financial crimes,” he said.
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