Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has been decorated with the Anti-Corruption Ambassador to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a statement by the Special Adviser, Media to Ekweremadu, Uche Anichukwu, has said.
Ekweremadu deputises for Senate President Bukola Saraki in a National Assembly that has continued to earn the disdain of Nigerians following allegations of high-handed corrupt activities that have taken over the federal legislature.
While receiving the honour in his office, Ekweremadu called for the establishment of Special Anti-Corruption Courts to reduce the burden on regular courts.
“I have been an advocate of special courts for the trial of corruption cases and I believe that other countries, who have enacted laws establishing such, are not fools because there are benefits to be derived there from.
“The idea is to expedite trial to make sure that those who are involved in corruption matters will have their day in court. When we have special courts, just as we have the National Industrial Court, such courts will do better than they are doing now.
“The establishment of special courts is not just something that will be done by an Act of the National Assembly.
“We have to amend the constitution to bring it about under section 6, for the purpose of trying corruption cases,” he said.