Tinubu, ICPC Chair, Others Call for Harmonized Legal Frameworks to Combat Corruption
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Tinubu, ICPC Chair, Others Call for Harmonized Legal Frameworks to Combat Corruption
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, and other stakeholders in the anti-corruption sector have advocated for the harmonization of legal frameworks and investment in innovative technologies to detect and prevent corrupt practices in West Africa.
Speaking at the 6th Annual General Assembly of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), Dr. Aliyu emphasized the need for concerted efforts to tackle corruption, which he described as a borderless crime.
“The sophisticated nature that corruption has assumed regionally and globally calls for innovations, strategising and collaboration. To this end, NACIWA must embrace the use of technology and digital devices in the implementation of the ECOWAS PROTOCOL to tackle the menace of corruption in our sub-region and in our individual countries,” he said.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shetima, underscored the importance of adopting effective structures and strategies to promote anti-corruption institutions in the region.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, stressed the need for collaborative efforts to foster transparency, accountability, and good governance across West Africa.
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, noted that the assembly aimed to acquaint stakeholders with the comprehensive content of the 2001 ECOWAS Protocol on the Fight Against Corruption.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, emphasized the need for regional cooperation to tackle corruption, which he described as a trans-national phenomenon.
