President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 11, declare
open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit.
Mr Tony Orilade, EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity made
this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
Orilade said that the summit would hold at the Congress Hall,
Transcorp Hilton, Abuja by 11 am.
The summit is being organised by EFCC in collaboration with the
Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee.
The summit is themed: “Curbing Electoral Spending: A panacea to
Public Corruption”.
According to Orilade, President Buhari will feature alongside
the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo;
Liberia’s George Weah, and, Macky Sall of Senegal.
“The Nigerian President and his African counterparts would at
the occasion further lend their voices against corruption.
“The occasion will also feature paper presentation on the “Use
of Public Funds in Election Litigation and the Integrity of the
Judiciary” by retired Justice Ayo Salami,” he said.
Other paper presenters are: Kagame, who will speak on “Electoral
Spending, Voter Inducement and Public Corruption: an African
Overview.
“Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) will be speaking on “Curbing Electoral
Spending and Voter Inducement in Nigeria: The Role of Regulatory
and Law Enforcement Agencies”, while Prof. Patrice LO Lumumba will
offer a“Review of Anti-corruption Strategy in Africa and the Way
Forward,” Orilade added. (NAN)
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