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Fighting corruption will get more difficult in Nigeria, says Osinbajo

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Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the ongoing fight against corruption might get difficult in the coming days.

He stated this while speaking at the 20th-anniversary regional webinar organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Osinbajo who spoke on the topic “Combating corruption and illicit financial flows: New measures and strategies”, said aside from the difficulties, many people will also get frustrated for standing against corruption.

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He said;

“The fight against corruption is nuanced and hydra-headed, it is not going to get easier by the day; as a matter of fact, it will get more difficult by the day and many will become discouraged in standing up against corruption.

“…Over the years, massive public resources and assets have been directly stolen, diverted, deliberately misapplied to gratify corrupt tendencies, stashed in foreign jurisdictions or mired in and susceptible to pilferage by the inequitable and unjust international economic system that continues to undermine the social and economic development aspirations of poor countries, especially from Africa.

“Without effectively combating corruption and IFFs (Illicit Financial Flows) and promoting international cooperation for asset recovery and asset return, Africa cannot achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 16 of the SDGs is devoted to corruption.

 

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