The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the recovery of looted assets and fight against corruption in compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) agenda.
The government’s position was made known by the Nigerian delegation to the 16th Session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) and 19th meeting of Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery in Vienna yesterday. The Nigerian delegation to the Vienna meeting was led by the Head of Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR), Jane Adidu-Onwumere; the Head of Anti-Graft and Law Enforcement Agencies Liaison/AML CFT / IFF and Proceed of Crime Country Expert of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Idris Muhammadu Abdullahi; Director in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Bosede Oguntuberu and representatives of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the country’s Permanent Mission in Vienna. Adidu-Onwumere, who delivered Nigeria’s position at the Vienna meeting, expressed the country’s unwavering commitment to the full implementation of the UNCAC conventions, particularly in the area of asset recovery, transparency and international cooperation.
In a statement yesterday, she said: “The Federal Republic of Nigeria stands resolute and remains committed in its fight against corruption. We will continue to pursue asset recovery with transparency and widen global cooperation to curb corruption.” The TUGAR boss affirmed that Nigeria had made significant progress in tackling corruption following the completion of its implementation review in the first and second cycles.
According to her, the country had adopted a comprehensive remediation plan to address identified gaps in the review findings. She stated: “Additionally, we have taken bold steps in consolidating anti-corruption legislation across relevant sectors. We have also developed a robust framework for periodic evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-corruption measures and policies at the national and sub-national levels.
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