APC National Youth Advocates (APC-NYA) A Support group withing the All Progressive Congress has expressed sadness that the involvement of some Nigerian youths in cyber crime is destroying the reputation of the country, making the business environment difficult for start-ups and smes, while discouraging investment in the economy by foreign companies.
*Amb Timothy Nwachukwu, National President APC National Youth Advocates made this disclosure in Abuja while commending the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa for taking the campaign against online criminal related activities to Students of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja at the official flag-off of campaign against social vices on campuses organised by National Association of Nigerians Students, NANS.*
The EFCC Chairman had called on Nigerian students to take ownership of the fight against corruption and channel their potentials positively for the good of the country by shunning all forms of cybercrimes, urging them to embrace the virtue of hard work and contentment.
APC National Youth Advocates stated that cyber crimes has thrown up emergency millionaires and billionaires in the nation’s economic system which is injurious to our economic growth as most of such funds acquired illegally are not been used productively to promote the economy,
The group lamented that cybercrime has created an image nightmare for Nigeria as most scam e-mails are thought to originate from Nigeria or Nigerians which is actually not the case. It has also earned her a spot in the present ranking in Transparency International where Nigeria is being listed as one of the most corrupt nations in the world.
They revealed that cyber crime threatens foreign investment in our country, it misrepresents us among other nations, It stigmatised our genuine business men and women as they face certain barriers when carrying out legitimate businesses. Majority of the business men and women go through a strenuous screening before foreigners would eventually agree to transact business with them.
*Hon. Umaru Mohammed, Comrade Emma Onyebuchi, National officers of APC-NYA however expressed appreciation to millions of deligent and hard-working Nigerian youths who are engaged in legitimate online businesses and who have Continued to put the country on a positive limelight.*
*APC National Youth Advocates therefore called for the revitalization and strengthening of the national orientation agency with a mandate on value re-orientation, equity, fairness and social justice in the international community as well as a colloborative efforts between the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) The Nigeria Police Force and the private sector towards curbing the menace of cyber-crime in Nigeria.*
*APC-NYA can be reached via email: apcnya@gmail.com*
*Phone: 08097311499, 09139250454, 07037547082.*
