Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in early April, signed
the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into
law to promote accountability and transparency in governance
process.
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With the bill, sponsored by the executive arm, the state
government is expected to follow it up with the establishment of an
anti-corruption agency primarily tasked with investigation and
prosecution of state government officials and registered
contractors indicted for economic crime and financial
misappropriation.
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Section 13(3) of the law says, “The Commission shall upon the
commencement of this Law take over the investigation of all
Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes cases involving the finances
and assets of Lagos State Government being investigated by any
other Agency.”
Section 13(5) also says, “The Commission shall have power to the
exclusion of any other Agency or body to investigate and coordinate
the investigation of corruption and financial crime cases involving
the finances and assets of the State Government.”
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in early April, signed
the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into
law to promote accountability and transparency in governance
process.
With the bill, sponsored by the executive arm, the state
government is expected to follow it up with the establishment of an
anti-corruption agency primarily tasked with investigation and
prosecution of state government officials and registered
contractors indicted for economic crime and financial
misappropriation.
Section 13(3) of the law says, “The Commission shall upon the
commencement of this Law take over the investigation of all
Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes cases involving the finances
and assets of Lagos State Government being investigated by any
other Agency.”
Section 13(5) also says, “The Commission shall have power to the
exclusion of any other Agency or body to investigate and coordinate
the investigation of corruption and financial crime cases involving
the finances and assets of the State Government.”