The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has inaugurated a National Anti-Corruption Strategy ministerial committee to check the widespread corruption in both the public and private sectors in Nigeria.
Speaking during the inauguration, Fagbemi described corruption as one of the formidable challenges to the attainment of the country’s national development goals, stressing that confronting the issue of corruption requires a collaborative approach in order to guarantee any meaningful impact.
He said the committee was set up in line with the anti -corruption stance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which aims at eradicating corruption, whilst strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of various Anti-Corruption Agencies.
Fagbemi, therefore stressed that the Framework for the NACS and its action plan implementation will focus on five pillars which would serve as the driving force with its scope covering both National and sub-national levels of government.
The committee is headed by Fagbemi, with Finance Ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Information, Women Affairs and Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy as members.
Other are the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Chairman, Senate committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Chairman, House committee on Anti-corruption and Financial crimes and Representative of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, not below the rank of Permanent Secretary.
