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The African Center for Leadership, Strategy, and Development, Center LSD, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately institutionalize the Open Government Partnership, OGP to increase transparency and trust in governance.
The Executive Director of the Center LSD, Mr. Monday Osasah, made the call in a statement that said this will lead to desired reforms and provide the country an “opportunity to make improvements in transparency, accountability and citizens engagement in governance, which indirectly impact citizens’ trust in government and its programs.”
He added that: “It will not only help in the country’s anti-corruption drive but also help to pass a strong message to the international community, especially those countries or jurisdictions hosting and withholding our stolen funds.”
Nigeria became a participating country of the OGP in 2016. And, in May 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill, 2022 alongside two other anti-money laundering bills.
Osasah who commended the act said it will ensure “a more collaborative work among the anti-corruption agencies to addressing the problems of corruption in Nigeria,” and also called on the National Assembly to hasten bills like the whistle-blower protection and witness protection bills and pass them into law.
Furthermore, he charged Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and others to make good use of the signed legislation in the discharge of their lawful duties.
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