A foremost Professor of law and anti-corruption campaigner, Itse Sagay has been appointed to head a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption.
Buhari, who set up the panel today also added that his government had also supported the establishment of an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund by three international development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation with $5 million fund to assist implementation of key components of the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.
Other members of the committee included Femi Odekunle, a Professor of Criminology from Ahmadu Bello University, Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu, an Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos, E. Alemika, Professor of Sociology, University of Jos, Sadiq Radda, Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano, Hadiza Bala Usman, a Civil Society Activist and Bolaji Owasanoye from Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies who will also serve as Executive Secretary of the Committee.
The Committee’s brief is to advise the administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.
It is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving other recommended reforms, a Statement issued by Femi Adesina disclosed.
