Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday declared that the anti-corruption fight in the country must take a new turn for it to succeed.

Osinbajo stated this at the opening of a two-day capacity building workshop for justices and judges, organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.
He said that the administration was reviving the entire anti-corruption system for speedy dispensation of justice.
“We are re-jigging the entire system; the Chief Justice of the Federation has laid down the rules and he has encouraged everyone to follow suit.
“There is no question at all that this is the time for us to open a new page in the entire anti-corruption fight.’’
The Vice President, who expressed joy that the judiciary was on board, assured of the executive’s support in ensuring effective investigation of cases and speedy dispensation of justice.
According to him; “this is a collaborative venture of all, and the executive, judiciary and legislature must see this as a fight for the soul of our nation.’’
Osinbajo hailed the CJNs new initiatives and the practice directions issued by the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in the Administration of Justice Act.
He further commended the recent Supreme Court decision which stopped the dilatory tactics of staying proceedings in criminal cases on account of interlocutory applications.
Osinbajo observed that all the nations that succeeded in winning the war against graft had to change their administration of justice system as well as the methods of investigation and trial of corruption cases.
“Investigations must be conducted properly and thoroughly, not on the pages of newspapers, but before cases go to court, so that when such cases reach the court; what is presented will be the best possible case that the prosecution can present.
“Most of the countries that have successfully dealt with corruption have had to dispense with needless technicality and focused on the offence.
“In the case of public officers, they recognise that there can be no real explanation for a public officer whose pay is public knowledge to have cash and assets several times more than his earnings, let alone his savings.
“If somebody earns in excess of what he should possibly even save in several lifetime, freeing him technically can never make sense, it will always seem that something has gone wrong with the system,’’ he stated.
The Vice President also noted that most countries recognised that even the whole process of decision making must make sense“ otherwise it would undermine the very fundamentals of judiciary and justice.’’
“If the fundament of justice is undermined, everything is undermined,’’ he said.
According to Osinbajo, the misery and loss of lives on account of corruption far exceeds that of any other single crime, adding “if you look at the extent of damage caused by corruption it surely is a crime against humanity”.
He noted that “impunity seems magnified when trial of alleged perpetrators of corruption never seems to end.
“And that such individuals can afford the best legal assistance only deepens the course of hopelessness that the corrupt will never be punished.’’
The Vice President noted that the Boko Haram insurgency also escalated because of the diversion of funds meant to prosecute the war.
He added that the reason the country did not build any new infrastructure in the last six years in spite of the huge oil revenue was because of corruption by government officials.
“Corruption threatens our security, health, education and even our corporate existence’’ he said adding that it was the reason that Garvey, a global health fund for vaccine provision in developing countries, withdrew support for Nigeria for alleged mismanagement of funds between 2011 and 2013.
He stated that the country had to refund $2.2 million adding that the drugs were meant to fight HIV/Aids, TB and Malaria amongst the poor.
He said that a lot of funds in the hands of the corrupt were used to subvert justice, bribe government officials, judicial officers, media and subvert legislature.

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Source: http://www.anothernigerian.com/2017/10/to-succeed-in-fight-against-corruption.html#more

When buhari can't fight corruption and you think you can......... let's see how this goes

may GOD help our nation. its gettin out of hand

Oga send me lemme goan arrest Maina fes

The poster above me tho

WealthPhillips:
Oga goan arrest Maina fes

Guy ur weapon sharp die

Oya release money for the revival make we chop

Nigeria have lost confident on the Blame blame ,child-like incompetent worst APC government for long that every atrocities been seen every weeks proves the lies,propaganda, blood APC used in acquiring power by all means. Nigerians especially those vulnerable Zombies that voted for this stinking change should expect more scandals .

Angelparadise:
Nigeria have lost confident on the Blame blame ,child-like incompetent worst APC government for long that every atrocities been seen every weeks proves the lies,propaganda, blood APC used in acquiring power by all means. Nigerians especially those vulnerable Zombies that voted for this stinking change should expect more scandals .

God bless you for this, in short one bottle of hot alomo for u

Osibanjo you are a complete fool.

What happened to the fool that cut grass with 200million and setup grass cutting commitee with 250million?

Useless idiots on every turn!!

Every single person that supported this useless people is cursed!

This man is a complete fooooooooooool.Stupid man that lied about the $2billlion 2nd.Niger bridge in propaganda only to deny same when confronted. What role have this man played in the many corruption scandals that is daily insulting our sensibility from this useless government that he is part of Osinbajo-God go punish you.You're a gross disgrace to God,church and humanity.

Angelparadise:
Nigeria have lost confident on the Blame blame ,child-like incompetent worst APC government for long that every atrocities been seen every weeks proves the lies,propaganda, blood APC used in acquiring power by all means. Nigerians especially those vulnerable Zombies that voted for this stinking change should expect more scandals .

So epic. Pls come more closer for a hug dear.

Hofbrauhaus:
Osibanjo you are a complete fool.

What happened to the fool that cut grass with 200million and setup grass cutting commitee with 250million?

Useless idiots on every turn!!

Every single person that supported this useless people is cursed!

So much pain

Paperwhite:
So epic. Pls come more closer for a hug dear.

Ash.awo

unnamebo:



So much pain

You should actually be crying if you have any atom of sense...Some useless good4nothkng people are playing with your future and the future of your children and you think its a joke...you should actually be crying.

Your mummy would not give you food forever!

Hofbrauhaus:


You should actually be crying if you have any atom of sense...Some useless good4nothkng people are playing with your future and the future of your children and you think its a joke...you should actually be crying.

Your mummy would not give you food forever!

Oshey, Nairaland war veteran... go n fyt dem na, mtscheewwww. better help yourself by laughing away your sorrows till 2019, then if u av gotten sense u vote them out

Nigeria is gradually but steadily progressing from a zoo to a jungle where only the strongest survives.unfortunately, most Nigerians are already dying without having an idea of the real cause of their problems.

unnamebo:



Oshey, Nairaland war veteran... go n fyt dem na, mtscheewwww. better help yourself by laughing away your sorrows till 2019, then if u av gotten sense u vote them out

Continue laughing na

jdluv:
may GOD help our nation. its gettin out of hand

You are beautiful

Hofbrauhaus:
Osibanjo you are a complete fool.

What happened to the fool that cut grass with 200million and setup grass cutting commitee with 250million?

Useless idiots on every turn!!

Every single person that supported this useless people is cursed!

Osinbajo is a fake pastor

Hofbrauhaus:


Continue laughing na

Is it your laughter? Abi u wan laf your own laf my own join?

unnamebo:


Is it your laughter? Abi u wan laf your own laf my own join?

Lol..you no well o

Paperwhite:
This man is a complete fooooooooooool.Stupid man that lied about the $2billlion 2nd.Niger bridge in propaganda only to deny same when confronted. What role have this man played in the many corruption scandals that is daily insulting our sensibility from this useless government that he is part of Osinbajo-God go punish you.You're a gross disgrace to God,church and humanity.

Even before his 2nd Niger Bridge lie,I had already given up on Osinbajo.He has shown series of incompetent acts,aside the fake gragra he was doing,that made me conclude,shockingly that an Osinbajo presidency may not be better than the unprecedented disaster,we are so unfortunate to be witnessing.

WealthPhillips:
Oga send me lemme goan arrest Maina fes

Lol...na wetin ipob wan take fight army be this?

The castrated vice president is talking.

Angelparadise:
Nigeria have lost confident on the Blame blame ,child-like incompetent worst APC government for long that every atrocities been seen every weeks proves the lies,propaganda, blood APC used in acquiring power by all means. Nigerians especially those vulnerable Zombies that voted for this stinking change should expect more scandals .

It is those that have bin wailing that has continue intensifying their wail looking to gain more sympathizers. Buhari remains a candidate to beat in any election in Nigeria. Quote me anywhere...

I pity this Osinbajo

The guy is under some remote control...
Am sure he would wish he had just remain a pastor, and not political pastor

Which war?! Which crusade?
President and Presidency knows the truth, only PMB & VP is fighting corruption.

Senile and docile Vp

If I were Osinbajo, I would resign. Buhari has succeeded in tarnishing his image and RCCG. But he wouldn't, he's enjoying the show, fame, power and money.

Many crystal clear and scandalous allegations of corruption from the presidency are yet to be addressed, completed investigation reports of corruption in his cabinet receives no attention (Kyari, Lawal etc), nepotistic appointments made by his office (NNPC, Military etc) is yet to be reviewed and all manner of illegal back-door recruitments accross the nation (CBN, FIRS...) were never reversed while many youths languish in penury...

Yet the government says ""change begins with me" while politicians satisfy thier selfish interests

istandfortruth:
Many crystal clear and scandalous allegations of corruption from the presidency are yet to be addressed, completed investigation reports of corruption in his cabinet receives no attention (Kyari, Lawal etc), nepotistic appointments made by his office (NNPC, Military etc) is yet to be reviewed and all manner of illegal back-door recruitments accross the nation (CBN, FIRS...) were never reversed while many youths languish in penury...

Yet the government says ""change begins with me" while politicians satisfy thier selfish interests

Well Spoken, although I didn't get all because of the grammar