The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will steer African countries in the right direction to fight against corruption.
He commended the selection of the President to champion the cause in 2018 by African leaders as a sign of the success of the anti-graft war in Nigeria.
The minister made this known in Addis Ababa, venue of the African Union Summit.
The AU summit is a gathering of Head of States and Government of the African Union.
President Muhammadu Buhari was on July 4, 2017, endorsed by African leaders to champion the fight against corruption on the continent.
The endorsement, which took place during the 29th Session of the AU, was in recognition of his personal commitment and acclaimed anti-graft drive at the domestic level.
The President Muhammadu Buhari had also accepted his nomination on July 25, 2017, in a letter to President Alpha Conde of Guinea, the out-going AU Chairperson.
While thanking his colleagues for the honour, the Nigerian leader reiterated his “commitment to contributing towards our collective efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the continent.”
Apart from anti-corruption, other issues lined for consideration by African leaders and their delegations include peace and security (transnational terrorism); institutional reforms of the continental body; free movement of persons; climate change; trade; aviation; education; gender and development.
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