The former Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, has
called for a strategic change in the fight against corruption.
NAN reports that Jega gave the
advice while reviewing a book titled: “Curbing Electoral Spending” launched by
the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday in Abuja.
“Here in Nigeria, where
corruption is on the increase compared to other African countries, we need to
take the fight seriously.
“It is a day for sober reflection
for us and for reviewing our experiences and strategising to find better ways
and means of improving the successes in the fight against corruption,” he said.
Jega commended the EFCC for its
successes as well as other anti-corruption agencies for their contributions to
tackling crime in Nigeria.
“While we commend them, they also
need to intensify their efforts in the fight against corruption because we see
that the more effort is made, the more difficult it becomes.
“The EFCC and other
anti-corruption agencies need to continue demonstrating that there are no
sacred cows in the fight against corruption.
“We will want to see a
rededicated effort in terms of effective utilisation of governance of resources
saved from corruption,” Jega added.
The Secretary, Presidential
Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Sadiq Radda, said that
fighting corruption required political will and determination of the leaders.
“I believe, first and foremost,
we should acknowledge the political will and the determination of the
government led by the president.
“Without the support of the
president, I think the kind of momentum we have regarding the fight against
corruption wouldn’t have been this much,“ he said.
Radda also commended the current
synergy between various arms of the government in the fight against corruption.
He said that today, the executive
arm of government had said no to corruption, the judiciary was friendly to the
executive, while the judiciary also said that corruption must be fought.
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