Sagay to head Buhari’s Advisory C’ttee against corruption

To demonstrate his seriousness against corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday set up a Presidential Advisor Committee against Corruption.

The advisory committee is to be headed by a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist, Professor Itse Sagay.

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 Advance 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 from the presidential spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina added that “fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international development Civil Society Organization with programme presence in more than 25 African countries”.