The German government and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are collaborating through art and other creative means by young people to fight corruption.

German Consul-General in Lagos, Ingo Herbert and Head, Public Affairs, EFCC Lagos Zonal Office, Samin Amaddin said it was important to nurture children’s innocence and creativity to build a corruption-free society.

They stated this at weekend when the Consulate hosted the 2016 finalists of the EFCC/Creative Youth Initiative Against Corruption (CYIAC) with the theme, ‘My new Nigeria free from corruption’.

The project, which was launched in Abuja on October 4 by EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, featured paintings, essay and poetry renditions by  21 primary and secondary pupils from 9-14 years, who qualified to represent 16 schools in Lagos from a pool of 120-student and 60-school participants.

Herbert said: “This initiative is about Nigeria and its future. Corruption creeps into a society when people accept it and fighting it has to start with the mindset that it is not acceptable. It is a good thing that Nigeria has demonstrated that corruption is not acceptable.”

Culled from: The Nation