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Senate urged anti-corruption agencies on Wednesday to show professionalism in their determination to expose and prosecute corruption cases
The upper house also asked agencies to avoid excessive publicity and the media trials.
The resolutions were invoked by Senator Chukwuka Utazi to raise a point of order to commemorate the African Day Against Corruption.
Lawmakers praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his honor as Africa's champion of the fight against corruption. Union (AU).
Utazi in his presentation said, "The essence of raising this order is to restore the total support and partnership of the National Assembly to the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
" As We mark this day May Africa wins the fight against corruption so that we can continue on the path of a healthy transformation of the continent. "
The Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption was adopted on July 11, 2003 in Maputo, Mozambique.
" Therefore, on July 11 of each year, the Executive Council of the United African Union proclaimed the African Day Against Corruption. Dec. of each year as International Anti-Corruption Day
"It is estimated that each year about $ 1 trillion is paid in bribes while $ 2.6 billion is stolen annually by Corruption which equals more than five Utazi notes that the funds attributed to corruption in Africa are fraud, money laundering, financing of terrorism, corruption, extortion, counterfeiting and embezzlement
Other forms of corruption said, were rebates, tax evasion, embezzlement, criminal multiple taxation, inflation and abandonment of contract, getting by fake pretense, gratification and criminal favoritism
He said that favoritism , nepotism and other forms of corruption are so mbadive in the continent that it is better imagined what could have been achieved if the funds are not stolen.
He said: "In reco nnaissance of the disturbing nature of corruption in Africa as a major obstacle "The Assembly of the African Union in 2017 declared 2018 African anti-corruption under the theme" Win the fight against corruption, a sustainable path to the transformation of Africa. "
The goal is to have an Africa free of corruption, a corrupt, free Nigeria of its citizens and democratically governed
" Corruption is a major problem in Nigeria, poverty and misery that it imposes on the citizens are depressing. "Africa is at a critical point to take its proper place in the courtesy of the nations"
The Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said everyone should be on the bridge to fight corruption. He said the fight against corruption should not be selective or subject to media trials and unnecessary drama.
Ekweremadu said, "Because it fell under the order 43, it is not
" We thank Senator Utazi for raising this issue and d & # 39; The work itself and that its committee is doing to keep the fight against corruption focused. " The African citizen will continue to support the governments of the respective countries to ensure that they have laws and processes to reduce corruption to the bare minimum, "he said.
The Vice -president of the Senate badured of the determination of the National Assembly to continue adopting laws that would support the fight against corruption.
He added: "I am pleased to announce that the bill of the NFIU has been promulgated. It is therefore a good development for us as a country.
"It is this parliament that pbaded the law that created the EFCC, the ICCP, and we will continue to do so."
"We must, however, make sure that it is not a tool to combat political enemies and we must ensure that the struggle is effective and efficient."
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