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Magu Named Vice Chairman Of Commonwealth Anti-corruption Agencies

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Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has emerged the vice chairman of the Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa.

The appointment was announced in statement by Wilson Uwajuren, EFCC spokeman on Thursday.

The delegates issued a communiqué, after the end of their 7th regional conference in Malawi, in which they, among other things, emphasised the need to have “a platform for sharing emerging practices and country innovation in the fight against corruption for the promotion of good governance.”

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They also admonished the agencies to create a platform for intelligence and data sharing for effective asset recovery, while encouraging them to continue with benchmarking visits to maintain learning and sharing of ideas and experience.

The conference further stressed the need for members to expand the network with other sectors to enhance the fight against corruption including collaboration with the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption, the civil society, the media and the private sector.

The delegates also concluded that Nigeria would host the next conference of the association in 2018.

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