2019: NEITI wants political campaigns to focus on fight against corruption

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By Edith Ike-Eboh

The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has advised  that discourse on fight against corruption should be sustained in the on-going political campaigns ahead of 2019 elections.

Mr. Isah Mahmoud Dutse, Chairman NEITI  National Stakeholders Working Group  (NSWG) gave the advice at the 2018 commemoration of the International Anti- Corruption day, in Abuja.

Dutse was represented by Mr Bernard , Member NSWG at the 2018 Anti-Corruption day with the Theme “ Corruption: An impediment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Campaign Slogan “United Against Corruption’’.

“With Nigeria going to the polls early next year, it is imperative to sustain the already garnered momentum in the fight against corruption.

“It is for this purpose that policies and strategies to combat corruption must be kept alive in the campaign discourse and made one of the cardinal issues in the forthcoming election.

“I,…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria