ON ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS, BUHARI HARPS
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and other
regulatory organizations have received praise from President Muhammad Buhari
for their tenacity in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
The 6th African Union Day of Anti-Corruption remembrance event in Abuja,
with the theme "Strategies and Mechanisms for the Transparent Management
of COVID-19 Funds," was officially opened by the President when he made
the commendation.
"I very much appreciate them for their sacrifices," said
President Buhari, who participated in the event remotely. He expressed his
pride in the anti-corruption agencies and other regulatory authorities for
their efforts to stop corruption and other criminalities.
He continued by saying that
Nigerian law enforcement organizations needed to have the freedom to carry out
their duties unhindered.
The Nigerian President spoke
on the event's theme and discussed how his nation quickly responded to the
COVID-19 outbreak, emphasizing that it was now time for additional awareness
efforts and investments in the healthcare industry.
but were used for the
benefit of the community as a whole.
Therefore, he urged other
African leaders to continue to back the battle against corruption, saying that
if corruption was eradicated from the continent, Africa would reach its full
potential.
President Buhari urged his
contemporaries on the African continent to guarantee that national resources
intended for the continent were not transferred to safe havens throughout the
world but were utilised for the issues of illicit financial flows.
