The Acting President , Prof . Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will remain resolute in its fight against corruption in spite of the daunting challenges .
Osinbajo said this in Lagos at the 5 th Annual Christopher Kolade Lecture on Business Integrity entitled : ‘Prevention is better than Cure even on the Issue of Corruption ’.
The lecture was organised by the Integrity Organisation Limited , an anti -corruption , research and advocacy organisation concerned with issues of public accountability and transparency.
“ We must ensure that corruption is prosecuted . In the last two years , we have had many cases of persons accused of corruption taken to the courts .
“ We have a hardworking and courageous team as most of our law enforcement agencies and the EFCC have worked commendably despite daunting challenges .
“ Of course they are not perfect and there are several complaints, but what is obvious is that they have focused on the work of investigation and prosecution and in fact , very few convictions and there are several reasons for that .
“ The most notorious of which are the delays in our administration of justice system mainly caused, sometimes by lawyers whose defence strategy is delayed.
“ Often judges have indulged these tactics by not taking firm control of their courts . A witness in a case being cross - examined for over a month .
“ An important lesson for any society that is fighting systemic corruption, is that corruption will fight back viciously, using every means possible , and sometimes, using the very constitutions that are created to fight it .
“ We have experienced and continued to experience that but the antidote is single - minded commitment.
“ And I must say that we are permitted to ensure that we will continue to fight against corruption despite whatever obstacles involved ,” Osinbajo stated.
A Nigerian based in the United States of America , Mr . Toyin Dawodu , has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Senate President , Dr. Bukola Saraki , to appoint a medical panel to determine the health status of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had left the country for the United Kingdom since May 7, 2017 for a medical vacation . But the details of the President ’ s ailment and condition have been kept away from Nigerians . In his suit marked FHC/ABJ /CS /508/2017 and filed on June 28 , Dawodu urged the court to declare Saraki as empowered by the Nigerian Constitution to set up a medical panel to determine Buhari’s health status “ without first being a resolution of the Executive Council of the Federation .” Section 144( 1) of the Nigerian Constitution provides that such a medical panel should be appointed by the Senate President following a resolution passed by two- thirds majority of the members of the Executive Council of the Federa...
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