Sentences with phrase «campaign against corruption in»

Mr. Bharara has been waging a public campaign against corruption in Albany, and his efforts appear to have gained momentum since his office took over the files of the Moreland Commission, an anticorruption panel that Mr. Cuomo created in 2013 and then shut down last year.

He listed his priorities in the campaign against corruption in 2018 to include, organising African Youth Congresses against Corruption «in order to sensitise and engage our youth in the fight against corruption;» mobilising AU member states to implement the extant legal framework on corruption; and canvassing «for the strengthening of the criminal justice system across Africa through exchange of information and sharing best practices in the enforcement of anti-corruption laws.»

Not exact matches

During the course of the campaign, Jokowi has drawn closer to some of the entrenched interests that he is, in theory, running against — showing that for now, perhaps, there are limits to just how high Indonesia's self - made, corruption - busting leader from the slums can climb on his own.

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While some argued that his constant accusations of corruption against the party gave the NPP enough fodder to campaign with, others are of the view that his outright abstinence from the party's campaign activities led to voter apathy among his staunch followers, especially in the Volta Region.

The federal corruption conviction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former fixer and longtime top aide, Joe Percoco, further yoked the two - term governor to a broken culture in Albany that he has long tried to campaign against, marking a nadir in Cuomo's governorship and only the start of a political headache that is likely to intensify.

Bo's campaigns against corruption also allegedly seized the assets of private entrepreneurs, in turn funneling these funds into state projects and welfare programs, effectively re-asserting state control over wealth.

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.

Lawyers representing six of the defendants have spent the past several weeks in a new letter - writing campaign to a federal judge seeking dismissal of the bid - rigging corruption charges leveled against individuals involved in several major upstate economic development programs, including the mega-construction project at Tesla's Riverbend site in South Buffalo.

And part of that change is that the fight against corruption must be accorded more pride of place with workers themselves taking more active roles in this important campaign.

In the absence of a campaign message, the NPP has resorted to making unfounded and spurious corruption allegations against President Mahama and his appointees a strategy many say would not yield them the desired result of coming back to power

The plea has ramifications in this political season: It gives Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, whose office has conducted the investigation, a major win as his gubernatorial campaign seeks to burnish his bona fides as a crusader against entrenched corruption.

Labour MEPs opposed an increase in the budget because of continuing waste on the common agricultural policy, and were campaigning on violence against women, assistance for disabled people, allegations of corruption against EU officials in Kosovo, commitment to science and, with Steve Rotheram MP, on tyre safety.

In response to the recent corruption cases against public officials which continue to rock state and local offices, and perhaps in an effort to distance himself from the corruption which ensnared a member of his own small network of close colleagues, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Ossining) joined Executive Assistant District Attorney Itamar Yegeri to announce a comprehensive plan which aims to prevent campaign finance improprieties through new regulations on campaign spending and donationIn response to the recent corruption cases against public officials which continue to rock state and local offices, and perhaps in an effort to distance himself from the corruption which ensnared a member of his own small network of close colleagues, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Ossining) joined Executive Assistant District Attorney Itamar Yegeri to announce a comprehensive plan which aims to prevent campaign finance improprieties through new regulations on campaign spending and donationin an effort to distance himself from the corruption which ensnared a member of his own small network of close colleagues, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Ossining) joined Executive Assistant District Attorney Itamar Yegeri to announce a comprehensive plan which aims to prevent campaign finance improprieties through new regulations on campaign spending and donations.

In an opinion piece published online in Newsday Monday, DeMarco said Spota, a Democrat, has become part of the «culture of cronyism and corruption» Spota campaigned against when he first ran for office 15 years agIn an opinion piece published online in Newsday Monday, DeMarco said Spota, a Democrat, has become part of the «culture of cronyism and corruption» Spota campaigned against when he first ran for office 15 years agin Newsday Monday, DeMarco said Spota, a Democrat, has become part of the «culture of cronyism and corruption» Spota campaigned against when he first ran for office 15 years ago.

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This seemingly concocted report is the latest in a series of orchestrated campaign of calumny against the Commission by shadowy forces that are obviously envious of the success of the EFCC, especially at a time, when the anti-graft agency enjoys the status of the shining light of the President Muhammadu Buhari - led administration's war against corruption.

Mangano and Walker have both been identified in Newsday stories as being under scrutiny in an unrelated corruption probe by federal prosecutors on Long Island stemming from charges against restaurateur Harendra Singh, who was a major campaign contributor to Mangano and others on the Island.

President Buhari believes in the rule of law and that is why his campaign against corruption is anchored on that plank.»

The general consensus, as championed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN, seems to be that the decision represents a significant setback for the effective and fair administration of justice in the country, and President Muhammadu Buhari administration's approach to the «campaign against corruption.»

Recalled that President Buhari has said his administration in the almost two years had worked hard to meet the expectations of Nigerians by improving security, especially in the North - East, sustaining the campaign against corruption and have taken steps torevitalize the economy.

Buhari, while faulting claims that he had been sparing those who sponsored his campaigns and members of his All Progressives Congress in his ongoing anti-corruption war, said he would come down hard on any of his backers that cases of corruption could be established against.

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G. Steven Pigeon is questioning the independence of a veteran judge, the latest chapter in a campaign to discredit the public corruption case against him.

The Daily News makes a «put - up - or - shut - up» challenge to the folks who made up New Yorkers Against Corruption in the wake of Prop. 1's defeat: «If you really want to clean up Albany, keep yourself in business — and start waging an ongoing campaign against the way politicians do business in New York.Against Corruption in the wake of Prop. 1's defeat: «If you really want to clean up Albany, keep yourself in business — and start waging an ongoing campaign against the way politicians do business in New York.against the way politicians do business in New York.»

In his words, «The wide acceptance of NYSC Scheme both at the national and international levels is borne out by the noteworthy contribution of Corps members to such exercises as the electoral process, the effective nationwide campaign against HIV / AIDs, Road accidents, Drug Abuse, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Illiteracy and the implementation of various aspects of the SDGs programme.

Imagine that members of the 8th National Assembly had announced during the recent general election campaigns exactly how they were going to tear up section 308 of the 1999 Constitution (which protects the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against civil and criminal proceedings while they are in office) to grant their leaders immunity from prosecution for corruption and money laundering.

A sincere war against corruption campaign, especially on past misdeeds, can be handled in a more refined, matured and responsible manner devoid of suspicious antics that could be condemned as mere political witch - hunt.

Adeyeye said that the APC had not done anything to ensure a proper campaign against corruption aside from using the weapons of harassment and intimidation of the opposition inimical to democratic development in the society.

Teachout, who authored a book on corruption and ran against Governor Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic primary, attributes the contentious campaign to Citizens United, which she wants overturned and which allows for unlimited corporate spending in political campaigns.

Timothy Wu, a Columbia University law professor, is running against Hochul and is teamed up with Teachout in a campaign focused on what they contend have been Cuomo's failures to follow through on pledges to deal with corruption and campaign finance reform, among other issues.

«The EFCC needs you; Nigeria needs your critical support if we are to make any headway in this important campaign against corruption.

«Addressing alleged corruption in the budget process by pursuing prosecution of indicted principal officers of the National Assembly will provide an important opportunity for the Federal Government to reignite the fight against corruption and fulfil a cardinal campaign promise, to show that the Federal Government works on behalf of the many, and not the few, as well as jumpstart economic activities and break the back of the recession.»

«While we appreciate the current investigations going on with campaign finance, we ask the US attorney to create a federal version of the Moreland Commission against corruption — and to specifically focus on the pay - to - play party atmosphere on land use here in New York City.»

More substantively, Bawumia has been the NPP campaign's leading voice on the economy, economic policy, and public finance and has also led the charge against the project - related corruption and cronyism in the Mahama administration.

The United States» dual pledge to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and to support legislation that would stop U.S. states from allowing secretive front companies to be set up represents an important step forward in the global fight against corruption and corporate secrecy, said campaign group Global Witness.

He's on the cover of Time Magazine, named one of the hundred most influential people in the world, and campaigned against corruption, especially corruption on Wall Street over his career.

She has been popular in Malawi because of her tough stance against government corruption and her strong campaigns for grassroots development and gender parity.