The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will continue to support the African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development, AUDA-NEPAD.
The Commission’s Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made the pledge while engaging with visiting members of the Africa Union’s Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) National Governing Council Team on the validation of Nigeria’s Self-Assessment Report.
The EFCC boss underlined the importance of peer review on the continent’s governance and transformation process.
Drawing from the experience of his agency, Bawa said, “There is a difference between fighting corruption and fighting corrupt people, we believe that you can only measure good governance by reviewing one`s work through self-assessment and comparing with others.”
He expressed the willingness of the Commission to work together with the team in determining the possible ways things could be done better.
The APRM National Governing Council Team Leader, Dr Louis Mandama reviewed the trajectory and progress of the Country Self- Assessment Report on the ongoing APRM second review process as it relates to Nigeria.
According to Mandama, the review process which started over a year ago with the conduct of town hall meetings, broad sensitization, virtual meetings, and questionnaire administration, covered areas relating to democracy, political governance, economic governance, management, corporate governance and social-economic development.
He added that the dialogue with EFCC will provide self-assessment inputs on the key areas listed, which will be forwarded to the government for review and necessary action.
On his part, Abdoulie Janneh, Lead of the Review Panel, explained that the aim of the dialogue was to identify challenges and indices that could be discussed with a view to adding value to the assessment and ultimately improve the state of governance in the continent.
“You are a very critical institution in this country and one of its kind in the continent, so we recognize the challenge that not only Nigeria is facing but other parts of the continent which is the management of national resources,” he said.
He emphasized the importance of collaboration among institutions that share a common passion for improving governance in the continent.
The Country Review Mission comprise of eleven delegates drawn from countries cutting across the regions of the African Continent.
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