A little Inspiration. The EFCC Recruitment thread was the first thing I opened every morning for my daily dose of updates back when the initial 'Magu Era' recruitment began in 2016, i think. Back Then, EFCC was going through this rebranding exercise- ushered in by the Govt. of Pres. Buhari, and I was desperate to be a part of this new, energised fight against institutionalised corruption that was fast gaining momentum. I prayed diligently every time I prostrated before God.... Fast forward, the recruitment process took nearly a year of my life and I scaled through all stages but, when the final calls for successful candidates were made, I did not get mine. Retrospectively, I felt an entire year was lost just waiting for something that in the end never transpired.

What are the lessons to be learnt from my experience? (1) Do not put your life/development on hold in the hope of waiting on a job thats not yet secured. Go for your Masters or some other relevant professional qualification (2) Do not undermine smaller opportunities that may come your way as you wait for the 'bigger fish' so to speak. Start something or work some where regardless of how small, when the Eja Nla finally manifests you could always leave the juvenile fish behind (3) Always have contingency plans. Do not over commit all your resources in one basket. Realistically, a part of you should always be prepared for the 'what if i don't get it' scenario or else it will hit you like a bolt from the blue if you are not successful in the end.

This sad little story of mine did not end completely with disappointment however. A few months after the EFCC call-ups were made, through the most unlikely of channels, I managed to secure a Job somewhere I can only describe as EXCEPTIONAL. Which prompts the last lesson to be learnt; (4) Always trust God for He has the perfect blueprint mapped out for you! Alhamdullilah! and I sincerely wish all of you success.

This thread used to be the first thing I opened every morning for my daily dose of updates back when the initial 'Magu Era' recruitment began in 2016, i think. Back Then, EFCC was going through this rebranding exercise- ushered in by the Govt. of Buhari, and I was desperate to be a part of this new, energised fight against institutionalised corruption that was fast gaining momentum. I prayed diligently every time I prostrated before God. Fast forward, the recruitment process took nearly a year of my life and I scaled through all stages but, when the final calls for successful candidates were made, I did not get mine. Retrospectively, I felt an entire year was lost just waiting for something that in the end never transpired.

What are the lessons to be learnt from my experience? (1) Do not put your life/development on hold in the hope of waiting on a job not secured yet. Go for your Masters or something (2) Do not undermine smaller opportunities that may come your way as you wait for the 'bigger fish'. Start something regardless of how small, when the Eja Nla finally manifests you could always leave the juvenile fish behind (3) Always have contingency plans. Do not over commit your resources in one basket. Realistically, a part of you should always be prepared for the 'what if i don't get it' scenario or else it will hit you like a bolt from the blue.

My story did not end with disappointment however. A few months after the EFCC call-ups were made, through the most unlikely of channels, I secured a Job somewhere I can only describe as EXCEPTIONAL. Which prompts the last lesson to be learnt; (4) Always trust God for He has
the best blueprint mapped out for you! Alhamdullilah! and I sincerely wish all of you success.