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Actor and activist Cynthia Nixon's entry into the Democratic gubernatorial primary spotlights Gov. Andrew Cuomo's failure in curbing corruption in Albany and improving mass transit in New York.

Speaking while receiving the leadership of The Companion, an association of Muslim Businessmen and Professionals in his office, Osinbajo said government's efforts towards curbing corruption in the country would soon begin to manifest.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters says so far the only individual with any influence on curbing corruption in Albany is U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who successfully prosecuted the legislative leaders as well as several other lesser lawmakers.

At the end of January 2017, Romanian Government adopted an emergency ordinance late Tuesday to decriminalize official misconduct, dealing a blow to a yearslong drive to curb corruption in the...

The list is long, but we can start by passing the 17 - year old Right to Information Bill and reforming the public office - holder asset disclosure regime to promote governmental transparency and accountability as well as curb corruption in the public sector.

GII wishes to appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to turn to President Muhammudu Buhari and President John Magufuli for mentoring and act more swiftly to curb corruption in this country.

«GII wishes to appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to turn to President Muhammudu Buhari and President John Magufuli for mentoring and act more swiftly to curb corruption in this country,» GII said in a statement signed by its Executive Director Vitus Adaboo Azeem.

Barnwell, 30, said he also wants to tackle ethics reform and curb corruption in Albany, lessening the influence of lobbyists and special interest groups.

The Head of ICPC Lagos Office Mr. Olufemi Nofiu; and Mr. T. Collins who represented the Chairman of the CCB, Mr. Sam Saba echoed similar sentiments, promising to «do anything and everything within their powers to curb corruption in the country in its entirety.»

Schneiderman said Monday he didn't think that would do the trick to curb corruption in New York state.

These charlatans promised to reign in the lobbyists and special interests, to institute independent redistricting and pass ethics laws to curb the corruption in Albany.

Today the House Financial Services Committee is deliberating legislation that would enhance U.S. energy security and curb corruption in poor countries by casting light on payments made to foreign governments by oil, gas and mining companies.

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In the run - up to the December 2 invitation, NATO repeatedly stressed that any offer hinged on Podgorica making further progress on reforms to curb corruption.

But since Trump has been in office, the GOP has used the CRA more than a dozen times to roll back Obama - era rules and regulations, including one to protect broadband consumer privacy, one to curb bribery and corruption in the energy industry, and one to stop coal companies from dumping waste into streams and waterways.

Aquino's pledge to curb corruption and spur faster growth has seen foreign direct investment almost double to $ 2.8 billion in 2012 from 2008, World Bank data show.

Samuels said the state constitution could potentially be amended to improve voter access, curb big money in politics and address corruption at the State Capitol.

The Percoco conviction should serve as a wakeup call to the governor and the legislature that they must act to curb corruption at all levels of government, even in the offices of the governor himself.

Cuomo has been criticized in recent weeks for not doing more to curb corruption, following reports about his handling of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Ccorruption, following reports about his handling of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public CorruptionCorruption.

The other problem is the situation where governments in their effort to curb the canker through sincere handling of corruption cases in their administration, fall victims.

Though, no effort has ever been made by the successive governments in Nigeria since independence to curb corruption, but today, God has sent a man of clear vision to put an end to the monster called corruption.

When Buhari was Head of state, he jailed some people for 550 years, 300 years, how did that in any way curb the corruption.

Supporters contend an adoption of a New York City - style system will help curb public corruption cases that have hit Albany in recent weeks.

He therefore called on the EFCC to assist INEC in curbing corruption.

Lasher, a former Chief of Staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, said he knows a thing or two about fighting corruption, and has vowed to curb it in the State Legislature if he won the Senate post.

Manhattan DA and the head of the state's District Attorney's Association, Cyrus Vance, says the new tools could make a difference in curbing public corruption.

The PDP statement by Nnorom stated, «(The) PDP administration established two major anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to curb the menace of corruption in the country.

The PDP said the EFCC and ICPC were created during its 16 - year reign to curb the menace of corruption in the country.

Samuels says the state constitution could potentially be amended to improve voter access, curb big money in politics, and address corruption at the State Capitol.

Since coming into office, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo has deployed some bold initiatives aimed at curbing the corruption menace in order to assure the investing public of the safety of their investments.»

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) had earlier asked government to increase the number of women in critical positions to curb corruption.

«China will reform state research fund management, delegating power to independent institutes in a bid to curb academic corruption and sharpen innovation,» according to Xinhua, the state - run newswire.

Laws and regulations introduced in recent years to curb deficits and corruption in the public sector, in part under EU pressure, have led to Kafkaesque administrative and financial constraints for universities and research centers.