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Thursday 12 May 2011

Prosecuting corrupt public officials in Nigeria


A former Egyptian Tourism Minister has been sentenced to five years in jail on charges of corruption for wasting public funds worth 51 million dollars. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jKlCWlWCmsWoOWyoLwi54D1b8J3w?docId=CNG.d9be2af4c7111ceebb9f06f4d37012ee.51]

It will be good to see the prosecution of corrupt public officials in Nigeria rather than endless delays to court cases that are currently the norm.  Though the case of Egypt came as a result of pressure from protesters demanding the trial of corrupt officials, the Federal Government of Nigeria should be proactive and seek ways of fast tracking cases of corruption through the establishment of special courts. The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been making the case:

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