The chairman of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said some religious organizations and religious leaders are more corrupt than public offices and public office holders. Olukoyede made the statement when he spoke at the leadership conference organized by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos. He said religious leaders are worried about the “speck in someone else eyes, but meanwhile; there is a log in yours.”
He urged them to “not only to preach but also to demonstrate” good characters to their congregation.
He said: “Just this last week, I have had cause to recover how many millions from a religious organization,” the EFCC boss said.
“They appointed you a pastor, and that is when you become a big man. We don’t even know what you are doing to earn a legitimate living. You live on the ministry and the church or mosque money. You can’t even explain the source of your wealth.
“Some religious organizations are more corrupt than public offices. I have evidence towards that. You look at the speck in someone else eyes, but meanwhile, there is a log in yours.”
In January, Olukoyede said the EFCC uncovered a religious sect laundering money terrorists in Nigeria.
