By Prudence Arobani
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria’s leading role in the fight against corruption in Africa.
Guterres, made the commendation in his remarks at High-level Debate Marking the 15th Anniversary of Adoption of UN Convention Against Corruption in New York.
The secretary-general pointed out that through Nigeria’s anti-money laundering efforts, stolen funds had been returned.
Guterres said: “African countries have taken a leading role in moving this agenda forward in the last AU Summit.
“And with measures as for example through anti-money laundering efforts in Nigeria and Tunisia, which have seen funds returned”.
He said if governments were serious about doing the best for their citizens, then pledges to promote integrity and clamp down on corruption must be more than campaign promises and words on paper.
“Millions will go to the polls this year with corruption high on their agenda. I make…
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