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Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has stressed the important role of whistle blowers in the
war against corruption. Lamorde also noted that ridding the country of economic
and financial crimes, requires supportive legislation.
Lamorde, who made the assertion at a roundtable on
whistle-blowing, held at the ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja, on March 11,
2015, stated that, the achievements of the EFCC in securing 465 convictions
from 2010-2014 could not have been possible without the important roles played
by whistle blowers.
“Apart from putting in place relevant legislation
and creating enforcement institutions, communities, interest groups, the media
and indeed civil society must be mobilized to fight a scourge that is fast
making 50 odd years of independence in Africa , meaningless,” he said.
Citing Article 54(d) (e) of the ECOWAS Conflict
Prevention Framework, Lamorde said, “the adoption and/or enforcement of
policies and mechanism to enhance participation at all levels in the governance
process, is a major milestone in the journey towards reducing the malaise of
corruption in West Africa.”
The conference was organised for member institutions
of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
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