Malami to Represent Buhari at Rwanda’s Anti-corruption Award – TheNigerialawyer

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is to represent President Muhammadu
Buhari at the fourth edition of the Sheikh Tamim International
Anti-Corruption Excellence Award ceremony holding on Monday,
December 9 in Kigali, Rwanda.

President Buhari will be attending the award ceremony which is
part of activities to mark the annual International Anti-corruption
Day, in his capacity as the African Union (AU) Champion of the
fight against corruption.

This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Gwandu, the
Special Assistant Media and Public Relations Office of the
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

The statement disclosed that Malami would deliver President
Buhari’s address to world leaders on Nigeria’s giant strides and
positive development in the fight against corruption.

“Nigeria is also invited to attend Kusi Idea Festival tagged
‘the next sixty-years in Africa’, which the government of Rwanda is
hosting in collaboration with the Rwandan Nation Media Group
expected to address world leaders,” the media aide said.

The statement noted that the International Anti-Corruption
Excellence Award is presented to individuals and institutions for
their contribution to the global fight against corruption at local,
national or international level.

The event is the fourth edition of the Sheikh Tamim
International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award and is organized by
the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center, Doha, Qatar.

“The Anti-Corruption Excellence Award (ACE Award) serves as a
tool to highlight exemplary and noteworthy actions and good
practices on a global platform and to assess, promote, collect, and
disseminate anti-corruption models from all over the world.

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who would be
on working visit in Rwanda, is expected to be handing out the
awards to winners from all over the world.

Four categories of the ACE Award are presented, in recognition
of the diverse efforts and areas of excellence in the global fight
against corruption,” the statement added.

The categories include Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement,
Innovation, Academic Research and Education, and Youth Creativity
and Engagement.

According to the organizers of the annual event, the ACE Award
aims to raise awareness, support and solidarity to combat
corruption and to encourage new initiatives in pursuit of
corruption-free societies.