EFCC, Lawyer, Barr, Wahab Shittu; Former South-African, President, Mr Thabo Nbeki; Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin & EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
Commonwealth countries in Africa say they are working together to recover millions of dollars by seizing assets from criminals and corrupt officials.
The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Partnering towards assets recovery and its return’
The Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa took place at the Transcorp Hilton, Monday, May 14, 2018, Abuja
Secretary General, Commonwealth of Nations, Patricia Scotland; EFCC, Lawyer, Barr, Wahab Shittu; & Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland addressed the anti-corruption conference on its first morning. She said, “Corruption is poisonous, corrosive, vicious and an enemy of sustainable development. It destroys people’s confidence in their leaders, their politicians and their country. Countless times we have heard how people feel when a system is corrupt, and their rights can’t be protected because they’re not rich enough or don’t have the right connections. They feel the system has beaten them.
“That’s why we, in the Secretariat, work with governments to fight corruption. As well as setting up the Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre in Botswana in 2013, we have established the Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform (OCCJR), which was welcomed by the heads of government at their biennial meeting last month, so member states can get assistance across the Commonwealth.”
The Secretariat has provided targeted assistance to Commonwealth nations. It has been active in practical training and development support for national anti-corruption agencies, focussing on Africa and the Caribbean, in accordance with the sustainable development goals.
The annual conferences act as a focal point for anti-corruption networks and provide a forum through which government representatives can peer-review a country’s anti-corruption efforts as well as share good practice and learning.
Former South-African, President, Mr Thabo Nbeki & Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin.
Secretary General, Commonwealth of Nations, Patricia Scotland & Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin.
EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu & Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin.
EFCC, Public Affairs dept, Samin Amaddin ,& Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin & EFCC, Public Affairs dept, Aisha Gambari
FCT, Women Arise, Coordinator, Franca Ngozi Okei-Mebu & Chairman, Steering Committee Movement Against Corruption, DrJoe Okei Odumakin.