Sentences with phrase «against corruption as»

«Most of us will see the fight against corruption as a mere mirage or witch hunt of the opposition.

Many hailed Mr. Amidu's appointment as the solution to Ghana's fight against corruption as many consider him as one of Ghana's cleanest and uncompromising public servants.

In my view, honest Nigerians have nothing to lose from supporting even a selective or partisan war against corruption as long as the judicial process ensures that ONLY the guilty are brought to book.

It is refreshing to note that Ghana's pedigree in the fight against corruption as noted by the Transparency International has been acknowledged by the international community.

He said he had intensified the war against corruption as those who diverted public funds had started returning the money, stressing that his war against corruption was not one - sided.

Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied involvement in the diversion of $ 1.6 billion stating that it is the handiwork of his detractors who are bent on using the current administration's war against corruption as an avenue to nail him.

Meanwhile, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu has called on Nigerian workers to join in the fight against corruption as they are the greatest victims of the mismanagement of the nation's wealth.

«Also obvious to Nigerians now is the use of the fight against corruption as means of settling scores with perceived enemies as is the case with key PDP leaders including its Spokesman, an action that is ostensibly aimed at silencing the opposition from looking in and exposing the incompetence, and the double standard of the administration.

Not exact matches

Speaking to Reuters just ahead of his release Saturday, Alwaleed said that there were no charges against him following his arrest as part of a nationwide crackdown on corruption last November.

This protects against corruption or abuse, and restores power back to the individual as information asymmetry is no longer a cost.

Apart from railing against corruption, austerity, and institutional inertia (as Ciudadanos does), Podemos backs a referendum on independence in Catalonia.

Once dismissed by many European authorities, he and other whistle - blowers are now being courted as the region's governments struggle to fill their coffers and to stem a populist uprising against tax evasion and corruption.

He also serves on the board of the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative and is a member of the Forum's International Business Council, as well as on the International Advisory Boards of British American Business and the Atlantic Council.

These include statutory rights of appeal, judicial review and scrutiny by independent panels and tribunals, such as the Process Review Panel, the Ombudsman and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

This does not mean that we must neglect this world; on the contrary, Islam warns us against neglecting it, for the Qur» an says, «But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that which Allah hath given thee and neglect not thy portion of the world, and be thou kind even as Allah hath been kind to thee, and seek not corruption in the earth; lo!

The only guard against a «parade of horrors» — that is, the corruption, morally speaking, of famine efforts by hidden, alternative and immoral objectives — is for famine relief to be undertaken as a multilateral, globally communal effort involving the U.S., the U.S.S.R., the Peoples» Republic of China, the petroleum - rich countries in the Middle East, and many of the richer western European countries.

A faith that can not correct its errors can only result in the corruption of Truth and faith, and so Christianity became precisely what Christ taught against in the gospels at the origin of the Catholic Church as his message was discarded to in the interests of wealth and power to defend it.

Historically, they have served as behavioral role models, speaking out fearlessly on behalf of «good government» and against social corruption.

Xi Jinping's still waging a war against the sport as Mao had done decades prior, shuttering 110 courses across China just last year for reasons ranging from corruption to being too close to a water reservoir.

Last year, amongst a flurry of articles, reports and exclusives accusing and alleging corruption at the heart of FIFA, Sepp Blatter proclaimed that the storm against the organisation and particularly its choice to select Qatar as the host for the 2022 World Cup was down to racism and discrimination.

The Chairman of the AFRC also charged at those who pretend not recognize what led to June 4, describing it as a justifiable intervention and an expression of rage against corruption and the rape of the country bysome political and military leaders.

Against this backdrop, the VP, going by what the masses are saying, has made himself the symbolic «pulpit» that expressed the silent fears of Nigerians who in recent times lampooned the purported corruption fight as more of a well said than a well - done affair.

«The National Assembly is in a uniquely strong position to act as a catalyst in the fight against corruption.

Since we have discovered the dirtiness in the process of the last primary election, it is necessary, as change agents, we speak against the corruption in the process.

A Westchester County judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the corruption case against Democratic Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith after four jurors needed to excused as the case was expected to continue for another month.

But I am ready to take it on, like I've done as attorney general, where I've fought for you against bankers, lobbyists and corruption politicians in both parties.

(Recall that the AG's office actually doesn't have subpoena power in corruption cases until the governor specifically refers a case to his office, which is why Andrew Cuomo couldn't compel testimony in the Troopergate case, but former Chief Judge Judith Kaye — working as Cuomo's request on the ethics charges lodged against Gov. David Paterson — can do so).

The committee stated the charge against the justices as «bribery and corruption contrary to S. 244 of the Criminal Offences Act and Rule 2 of the CCMG.»

US Ambassador to Ghana Robert Porter Jackson has pleaded on behalf of government and president Akufo - Addo by calling on Ghanaians to be a little more patient with the government as it prepares to fight against corruption.

He will remain a rank - and - file member of the Assembly as he fights the federal corruption charges lodged against him by US Attorney Preet Bharara.

It is important to note that, in this my first year of office, two separate bi-partisan probes in Parliament have been established to inquire into allegations of corruption, as against zero in the Mahama years, despite the persistent calls by the then Minority.

The president, against all odds named Amidu as the preferred option for the office he set up to lead the fight against corruption in Ghana.

«SERAP also argues that Nigerians are entitled to the right to truth derived from the obligations of the government to carry out an investigation of violations of human rights and crime of corruption committed within its jurisdiction; to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible; and to ensure that victims have the simple and prompt recourse for protection against violation of fundamental rights, as well as to ensure transparency in public administration.»

«SERAP believes that the right to truth allows Nigerians to gain access to information essential to the fight against corruption and in turn development of democratic institutions as well as provides a form of reparation to victims of grand corruption in the country.»

At least as of July, virtually all the money New Yorkers Against Corruption raised came from labor unions.

«And now, further, the news about the five - count federal indictment on federal corruption charges against Silver will be an enormous distraction and prevent him from credibly leading the Assembly, especially as the budget process kicks into overdrive in this high stakes year for New York's economy and our citizens.»

Jordan Marks, campaign manager of New Yorkers Against Corruption praised this diversity as a strength, saying:

In other words, the charges against Congressman Robert Garcia by former US Attorney Rudy Giuliani, in his grand role as crime - buster against political corruption, and with all of the hype and media any publicity hound could ever want, were eventually thrown out of court.

New Yorkers Against Corruption, a nonprofit advocacy group that opposes a convention, had $ 616,893 in its campaign account as of Oct. 6, after spending $ 431,292 since July, according to state campaign finance records.

Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has filed a complaint against the school's two nonprofit development arms demanding that they cover his legal bills as he fights state and federal corruption charges.

LLC donations from a real estate development company known as Glenwood Management played a role in both corruption trials against the former legislative leaders.

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

In his remarks, Sheikh Al - Thani said that the global opinion on Nigeria as an investment destination had been boosted by President Buhari's strong standing against corruption and adherence to the rule of law.

The assertion about the huge financial involvement in my views is in order but may not be completely correct, as the argument was not only sophistry but antithetical to building a nation devoid of corruption and goes against the global warning on corruption as succulently pointed out.

Fayose urged the President to stop castigating the judiciary and making the arm of government to appear as the stumbling block in his fight against corruption.

Then, it instals itself as the decadent alternative to the President's war against corruption, with its running battles with EFCC's Ibrahim Magu and Nigeria Customs» Hameed Ali, two citizens, like Buhari, virtually killing themselves to deliver a better Nigeria.

With these scenarios in mind, the new emerging Arab leadership needs to create genuine democratic expectations as a bulwark against corruption and oligarchy.

As elected president, he founded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with the volcanic Nuhu Ribadu as first chairman, thus mainstreaming the War Against Corruption; as well as the ICPC, to lesser applausAs elected president, he founded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with the volcanic Nuhu Ribadu as first chairman, thus mainstreaming the War Against Corruption; as well as the ICPC, to lesser applausas first chairman, thus mainstreaming the War Against Corruption; as well as the ICPC, to lesser applausas well as the ICPC, to lesser applausas the ICPC, to lesser applause.

«This must have been informed by the suspicion in the present government's capacity to salvage the nation's economy as well as the sincerity in the fight against corruption.

A jury found Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills guilty on five of six counts against him in his corruption trial, and he automatically lost his seat as a result.