Nigeria appoints committee to advise president on tackling corruption

Members of the National Peace Committee who accompanied Gen Abubakar on the visit were Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

“I hope that due process was followed before such diversions were carried out”.

Many infrastructure plans in Nigeria have stalled or been abandoned as past governments have failed to meet counter party funding obligations on some projects, he said in the statement.

The president also stressed a need to streamline and prioritize ongoing projects in the transportation sector, Premium Times reported.

The party said, instead, the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari should make haste and activate the various economic outlets which have been stagnated as a result of their obvious inability to articulate a clear-cut economic policy for the nation. Itse Sagay, a professor of law and civil rights activist.

Meanwhile, to demonstrate his seriousness in the war against corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, set up a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption.

Corruption and mismanagement of public funds have been entrenched in Nigeria’s political system for decades.

The statement added that in support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by three global development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation.

Nwanze had earlier congratulated Buhari on his victory at the general elections and assured him that IFAD was ready to give all possible assistance to the Federal Government and Nigerian farmers to boost agricultural production in the country.

The President said information at his disposal showed that the country’s social services had to be seriously rehabilitated.

These funds would be used for projects in versatile sectors like agriculture that could be explored to create more jobs for unemployed Nigerians. We need to reaffirm that this is our country and the only thing we can collectively be opposed to is injustice, inequity, corruption and in that regard we all had one single conversation.

“We also have small businesses that need funds for expansion, ” he further maintained.

Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina of Nigeria will replace the outgoing AfDB President next month.

The AfDB now has a strong capital base of US$4.8 billion.