Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi OsinbajoVice President Yemi Osibanjo says the Federal Government is making progress in the fight against corruption.
At an event to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday in Abuja, he noted that Nigeria had moved up from 28th position to 26th in the international transparency and corruption index.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Rule of Law, Mr. Akinkpolawo Adeniran, the vice president said between 2015 and 2016, the country moved to 11 spot in the Rule of Law index largely due to the current administration’s intensive anti-graft war.
He stated that the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, adopted by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in July this year, was to ensure presidential commitment on asset recovery, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.
Osibanjo added that the framework provides incentive for sustainability in the fight against corruption as well as to improve the operational capacity of key anti-graft agencies.
Nigeria making progress in anti-graft war, says Osinbajo
