President Buhari has appointed a Presidential Advisory
Committee against Corruption headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent
professor of law and civil rights activist.
The Committee’s brief, according to the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present
administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the
implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice
system.
Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop
comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are:
(i) Prof. Femi Odekunle
Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University
– Member
(ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu
Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos
– Member
(iii) Prof. E. Alemika
Professor of Sociology, University of Jos
– Member
(iv) Professor Sadiq Radda
Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano
– Member
(v) Hadiza Bala Usman
Civil Society Activist
– Member
(vi) Professor Bolaji Owasanoye
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee
In support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an Anti-Corruption
and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by three
international development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur
Foundation and Open Society Foundation.
The $5 million fund is to assist implementation of key components of
the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.
The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international development
Civil Society Organisation with programme presence in more than 25
African countries.
Femi Adeshina
Special Adviser to the president
(media&publicity)
The Committee’s brief, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.
Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are:
(i) Prof. Femi Odekunle
Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University
– Member
(ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu
Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos
– Member
(iii) Prof. E. Alemika
Professor of Sociology, University of Jos
– Member
(iv) Professor Sadiq Radda
Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano
– Member
(v) Hadiza Bala Usman
Civil Society Activist
– Member
(vi) Professor Bolaji Owasanoye
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee
In support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by three international development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation.
The $5 million fund is to assist implementation of key components of the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.
The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international development Civil Society Organisation with programme presence in more than 25 African countries.
Femi Adeshina
Special Adviser to the president
(media&publicity)
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