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Sagay heads Buhari’s anti-graft Advisory Panel

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Renowned constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay, has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption.
The Committee’s brief, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in the criminal justice system.
Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are: Prof. Femi Odekunle, Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University; Dr (Mrs.) Benedicta Daudu, Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos and Prof. E. Alemika, Professor of Sociology, University of Jos.

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Others are: Professor Sadiq Radda, Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano; Hadiza Bala Usman, Civil Society Activist and Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, who will serve as Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee.
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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  1. Don Lucassi

    August 11, 2015 at 7:36 am

    As far as this is well intentioned and well thought of, we do not want another case of setting up a committee to probe the findings of one committee over another committee.

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