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ICPC Recovers N20bn In 2024, Says Chairman
Chairman of Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, says the commission recovered more than N20 billion and other properties from corrupt individuals in 2024.
Mr Aliyu said this on Monday in Ilorin during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of a Conference of State Attorneys-General in the North-Central Zones.
The conference had as its theme “Strengthening Subnational Synergies for Corruption Prevention: Advancing the National Anti-Corruption Strategy in Nigeria’s North Central Region”.
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Mr Aliyu, who noted that corruption was not only at federal levels, but also at the sub-nationals, said that prevention was more strategic, less costly, and would help retain the country’s assets and resources.
“If we allow corruption to happen, it becomes very difficult to cure, especially the litigation processes.
“We all know that the judicial process in Nigeria is too slow, because of many cases on the table and that is why we should prevent corruption.
“But if it eventually happens, we will now go for enforcement, which is the investigation and probably prosecution”, he said.
The ICPC boss, however, said that the commission was ensuring that assets taken outside the shores of Africa, and recovered were not looted again.
“One of the strategies identified as a necessary tool for success in our shared pursuit of justice, is the continuity and reassessment of our efforts in the fight against corruption, as criminal trends evolve and national events unfold.
“This discussion is essential, especially as the country is undergoing significant judicial reforms and rapid legislative enhancements,” he said.Digital newspaper subscriptions
Mr Aliyu, however, said that the commission would not relent in its fight against corruption in the country.
The Chairman Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Dr Abdullahi Bello, who declared the event open, said that corruption remained a major obstacle to Nigeria’s progress.
Mr Bello said that effective anti-corruption measures at the state level was critical to achieving national progress.
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“Corruption remains a formidable obstacle to our nation’s progress, eroding public trust, undermining governance, and impeding development.
“Today’s engagement provides an essential platform for State Attorneys-General in the North-Central zone to share experiences, address challenges, and develop collective solutions to advance the National Anti-Corruption Strategy”, he said.
The CCB chairman said that the bureau had introduced initiatives to enhance transparency and accountability among public servants.
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He said the bureau was developing an online asset declaration system, which would offer a more efficient and modern platform for public officers to comply with the law.
Also, the Kwara Attorney-General, Senior Sulyman, called for more coordinated efforts at fighting corruption.
Mr Sulyman commended the ICPC for ensuring the anti-corruption mandate in the country, while reiterating the state government’s commitment to ensuring zero level of corruption.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Anti-corruption, Kayode Akiolu, said that corruption was a national phenomenon which had not allowed the country to deliver its national promises since independence.
Mr Akiolu said the national assembly was committed to winning the battle against corruption, adding that the 10th assembly had ensured the adequate funding of anti-corruption agencies.
In his remarks, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-corruption, Sen. Emmanuel Udende, said Attorneys-General were the custodian of justice at state levels and must be heard.
Mr Udende commended the ICPC for decentralising the fight against corruption, while calling for unified action.
In his remarks, the State Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Adebara, said that there was need for joint efforts to implement the five pillars of anti-corruption.
“The fight against corruption should not be punitive but preventive, because it poses a threat to the rule of law”, he said.
NAN reports that also present at the conference were the Attorneys-General of Kogi, Plateau, Niger and Nasarawa states.
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Stop Politicising EFCC Investigation To Blackmail President, APC Chieftain Tells Opposition Parties
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has cautioned members of opposition parties under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation to stop blackmailing President Bola Tinubu and focus on proving their innocence.
Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council, said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo.
He said that the investigations being carried out by the anti-graft agency on some members of the opposition parties, based on petitions against them, were purely a constitutional matter and in line with international best practices.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker said that being a member of the opposition parties should not be seen as immunity against investigation into any alleged financial infractions whenever there were genuine reasons for it.
According to him, members of the ruling party are also being investigated by the EFCC whenever petitions alleging financial infractions are raised against them.
Oyintiloye said that the EFCC has a statutory mandate to investigate financial infractions involving public office holders across party lines without bias or favouritism.
The APC chieftain said that neither Tinubu nor the anti-graft agency would be swayed by unfounded allegations of witch-hunting but would rather continue to do what is right and just for the country.
“The EFCC has a mandate to investigate financial infractions against anyone, irrespective of political affiliations.
“Linking the President to the investigation of alleged financial infractions by opposition members in the name of politics is totally wrong.
“Whether you are a member of the ruling party or opposition, you are not immune to financial investigation.
“I want to caution members of the opposition parties to stop politicising what the EFCC is doing and prove their innocence, if any.
“President Tinubu is a man of honour and integrity, and he will not compromise his ideals in the name of politics. So, it is no longer business as usual,” he said.
According to him, there is no room for graft under the Tinubu administration
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged winner of the Ghari/Tsanyawa supplementary election in Kano state
The returning officer, Professor Muhammad Waziri of Bayero University, declared Garba Ya’u Gwarmai of the APC winner with 31,472 votes
Waziri defeated the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Yusuf Ali Maigado, who polled 27,931 votes
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured victory in the Ghari/Tsanyawa supplementary election held in Kano state.
Announcing the results on Sunday morning, August 17, the returning officer (RO), Professor Muhammad Waziri from Bayero University, declared APC candidate Garba Gwarmai the winner with a total of 31,472 votes.
He defeated the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Yusuf Maigado, who polled 27,931 votes, according to The Punch.
The supplementary poll was conducted after the initial election in the constituency was declared inconclusive. With a margin of 3,541 votes, Gwarmai’s victory marks a key win for the APC as the party continues to reinforce its influence across the state.
Meanwhile, the NNPP won the Bagwai/Shanono state assembly by-election in Kano state.
Daily Trust and Vanguard noted this update.
Announcing the result at 12:36 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, the RO for the election, Prof. Hassan Adamu Shitu, declared the NNPP candidate, Ali Hassan Kiyawa, winner with 16,198 votes, defeating the APC candidate, Ahmad Muhammad Kadamu, who polled 5,347 votes.
Former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is performing well but lacks an effective communication strategy to relay its achievements to Nigerians.
Aliyu made the statement on the Thursday edition of Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’, while reacting to the outcome of a recent public accountability session held in Kaduna.
Aliyu, reflecting on the discussions at the Kaduna Forum, said the government is facing public dissatisfaction not because it hasn’t delivered, but because it is failing to tell its own story effectively.
The ex-governor said it is proper for political leaders in the North to make demands from Tinubu’s administration since the bulk of the votes that took power came from the region.
“Let the people understand what is happening on the ground. If by what we say that 63/64 percent of the vote came from the north, it is only logical that the north will be expecting so much from the government.
“But from what we have seen so far is that the government is doing well but they do not know how to communicate very well,” he said.
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