Sentences with phrase «as fighting corruption»

But right now, what I see happening is punishing for corruption, which is of course desirable, but it should not be mixed up and it is not the same thing as fighting corruption.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said contrary to what some people want Nigerians to believe, the present administration was working assiduously to meet its electoral pledges, especially in the critical areas of developing the economy as well as fighting corruption and insecurity.

Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino criticized Senate GOP lawmakers on Tuesday for not moving to have Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos step down from his leadership post as he fights corruption charges.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano won't seek a third term as his campaign missed a filing deadline for petitions, effectively taking him out of the race as he fights corruption charges.

NIFA gave Mangano, who did not seek re-election as he fights corruption - related charges, until Tuesday to get the job done.

Not exact matches

Two, make charitable donations, both to humanitarian groups as well as to groups that are focused on issues like good governance and fighting corruption.

Backers say it could cut out the middleman and help fight corruption, as the process by which the data is secured makes it virtually impossible to tamper with.

Ukraine can take the lead on fighting corruption by picking up the Irish initiative in 2013 and appointing top international experts to supply guidance as well as by inviting these experts to take on corruption in Ukraine itself as a first - order challenge.

Role of government in these affairs is to fight corruption, preserve the environment, and provide a modest safety net so people don't die as a result of financial matters.

Catholic bishops, among other religious leaders, see Buhari as «a man of integrity and decency who can fight corruption and Boko Haram,» John Bakeni, secretary of the Catholic diocese in Maiduguri, told RNS.

«As a pastor, the Word of God tells me in James that the true religion that God our Father accepts is to speak forth and to stand and to fight for the orphans and the widows,» he told CT. «And that gives me a mandate as a pastor, to challenge corruption, injustice, and poverty within my community.&raquAs a pastor, the Word of God tells me in James that the true religion that God our Father accepts is to speak forth and to stand and to fight for the orphans and the widows,» he told CT. «And that gives me a mandate as a pastor, to challenge corruption, injustice, and poverty within my community.&raquas a pastor, to challenge corruption, injustice, and poverty within my community.»

I only fear that they will not fall on Blatter who will position himself as the champion of corruption - fighting.

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.

«It must be noted, however, that no extraneous influence can influence our actions as we move to fight corruption in all its ramifications.

«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.

Critical minds have argued that if capital punishment is to be encouraged in any form, corruption fight should be the right Guinea pig as it remains a scourge that has brought so much grief / sorrow to the people.

As the debate on corruption fight rages, Nigerians are inching for victory; a disposition that has further made winning not just compelling but inevitable.

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.

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.

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.

The Gender Minister, Otiko Djaba and the Northern regional chairman of the NPP, Daniel Bugri Naabu, openly accused each other of corruption and insubordination, and as usual the president, who promised Ghanaians to fight corruption, is dead silent on it.

«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.»

And Cuomo, who still hasn't told the public about what he knew of Silver's and Skelos» illegal activities as he shuttered the doors on the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission, is clearly the runner - up as Loser of the Year — with talk increasing that he'll face a challenge in the Democratic primary should he seek re-election in 2018.

Turned off by this insiderism (and, as it turned out later, full - on corruption and sexual harassment), and encouraged by reform champion Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, they founded NKD specifically to fight for an inclusive local party that represented Brooklyn.

The statement warned youths to desist from such shameless act of defending politicians for a pot of soup, adding that the current APC administration was fighting corruption so as to secure future.

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.

Livni served under former prime minister Ehud Olmert as foreign minister and took over the Kadima party when Olmert left politics four years ago to fight corruption charges.

From 1900 to 1920, liberals called themselves progressives and rallied behind Democrats such as William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson to fight corruption, waste and big trusts.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.

The administration of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who is not expected to seek re-election as he fights federal corruption charges, has moved more than 40 politically appointed employees into competitive union positions that will protect them from being fired when a new county executive takes office in January.

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.

«It therefore came as a shock to our teeming supporters, NEC and the National Council of Elders to read in the dailies... a statement from one Mr. Nana Yaw Osei who described himself as the spokesperson of the National Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Paul Afoko, about fighting corruption at all levels in the party.

This is because as it is today, President Buhari is not fighting any corruption.

«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.

«As the leader of the state, I wish to assure Mr. President that my people are solidly behind his policies of economic recovery, security and the fight against corruption.

The New York State legislature should start fighting corruption by capping outside income, as Congress did decades ago.

``... By October when we start moving to court with some of the cases, Ghanaians will know that we are serious and we are ready to fight corruption as a canker in this country and uproot it once and for all.»

I have been to Africa, where we are building better education systems as well as helping fight corruption, poverty and disease.

Bruno announced in a press release sent out by his longtime spokesman John McArdle that he would close out the remainder of his campaign account as well as a legal defense fund formed to help him fight federal corruption charges, with most of the money going to help the GOP maintain control of the chamber.

The PPP said it was important the nation opened fresh and independent investigations into the failed housing deal as part of the commitment to fight corruption.

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.

I would equally expect to hear how his sacking of anyone who raises issue with corruption in the NPP as was done to Afoko, Agyepong, Crabbe and the recent Finance Administrator, positions him as someone we can trust to fight corruption as president.

«I identified the need for the youth to seek knowledge to avoid being misled into radicalism, pursuing socio - economic development and creating jobs for the youth, fighting corruption, shunning divisions, tolerating differing views in especially matters of religion mentoring and forgiveness as key to combating radicalism and extremism.

The governor, who reiterated his support for the fight against corruption, however, dismissed the $ 2.1 billion arms deal as a scam, noting that «all they are just doing is to brandish figures to deceive Nigerians and demonized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and those opposed to his dictatorship in the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The governor frowned at the publicized arrest of President Buhari's associate and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jafaru Isa, and his reported refund of N100 million to the EFCC describing it as the first trick used by the Federal Government in its attempt to deceive Nigerians into believing that the fight against corruption was not selective.

Osinbajo was also quoted as saying that the fight against corruption in the country was not based on ethnic, hasty or premeditated grounds.

«The spotlight is therefore on the President, as Head of State to walk His talk of fighting corruption and demonstrate to all Ghanaians, His unalloyed commitment to fight corruption irrespective of who is involved,» he said.

The Minister further mentioned in paragraph 885 that «Mr. Speaker, this government is committed to passing the Right to Information Bill as part of our tools in fighting corruption.