«I think those who make that suggestion obviously want to trivialise a very important programme of the government, a very
important fight against corruption and also the strong effort to recover huge sums of money that have been stolen from Nigeria.»
These statistics, the President indicated, «tells you how
important the fight against corruption is.
Not exact matches
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.
The reason why the
fight against corruption is such an
important matter for his government and the people of Ghana, he explained, is because of the project that we (government) have put before our people.
«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.»
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.
The former Microsoft chief said it was
important that the US was the standard bearer in the
fight against corruption, adding: «I feel it is critical to ensure the final rules for this provision are strong and robust and in keeping with the intentions of Congress.»