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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed a Presidential
Advisory Committee against Corruption headed by a professor of law and
civil rights activist, Prof. Itse Sagay.
This came at the time three international development partners
floated a $5m Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund in
support of the Federal Government.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina, disclosed these in a statement made available to journalists.
Adesina said the committee’s brief was to advise the present
administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the
implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.
He said the committee was also saddled with the responsibility of
developing comprehensive interventions for achieving the recommended
reforms.
The presidential spokesman listed other members of the committee to
include a Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Femi
Odekunle (member); an Associate Professor of International Law,
University of Jos, Dr. Benedicta Daudu (member); Professor of Sociology,
University of Jos, Prof. E. Alemika (member); Professor of
Criminology, Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Sadiq Radda (member); a
civil society activist, Hadiza Bala Usman; and Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye of
the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Secretary).
The
statement added, “In support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an
Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by
three international development partners namely the Ford Foundation,
MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation.
“The $5 million fund is to assist implementation of key components of
the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.
“The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international
development Civil Society Organisation with programme presence in more
than 25 African countries.”
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