Sentences with phrase «issue of corruption in»

«His mere presence here highlight the issue of corruption in our state Capitol.

He said, «Beginning with the issue of corruption in this discussion is critical in line with the APC / President Buhari's «Change Agenda» and «hype in corruption chase» which has left sour taste given the dishonesty and charade that has characterized the actions of this Government so far.

But the Republican candidate, who faces Democrat Yuh - Line Niou, running on the Working Families Party line, in an April 19 special election, has been pounding away at the issue of corruption in the Legislature.

Spota's actions forced me to seek assistance from the U.S. attorney's office to address the wider issue of corruption in the DA's office.

It's now clear that the real issue of corruption in politics is the influence of lobbyists, who have been found paying huge amounts of money to political parties.

In a statement, Cox said the buck should stop with the governor on the issue of corruption in state government.

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The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

Owned by Sina Corp., a Yahoo - like web portal that came to prominence in the early day, it's become prominent in Chinese politics, especially around environmental issues, corruption over food safety, disaster response and in Chinese celebrity culture, where a number of actors and singers have gained millions of followers (or «fans» as their called in Weibo lingo).

Military politics The Edmonton Journal «s Graham Thomson recaps Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson's whirlwind tour of Afghanistan, noting his comments on the security situation, corruption and other issues mirrored the trip itself: «low - key, cautious and short,» not to mention, in contrast with his predecessor, «gaffe - free.»

In China, we have seen how rigid compliance with regime orthodoxy has led to political and policy disasters, whether during the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen, or on contemporary issues of environment, national minorities, and corruption, many of which still can not be discussed openly.

When a special char in an application running on a common operating system generates a memory corruption issue, a holistic security immune system is the key to minimizing the impact of a DoS event.

«The belief that corruption is the important issue in the country is shared only by the minority living in urban areas and towns who have been beneficiaries of economic liberalization policies mandated by western countries.

The Office of Congressional Ethics was formed in 2008 as a bipartisan measure after three members of Congress where convicted and served jail time for issues of corruption.

Ironically, the 2016 — 2017 Supreme Court roundup also appearing in the October issue of First Things («A Less Corrupt Term») quotes Justice Samuel Alito saying of the Court's majority opinion on same - sex marriage that it «evidences... the deep and perhaps irremediable corruption of our legal culture's conception of constitutional interpretation.»

A converted church in a corrupt civilization withdraws to its upper rooms, into monasteries and conventicles; it issues forth from these in the aggressive evangelism of apostles, monks and friars, circuit riders and missionaries; it relaxes its rigorism as it discerns signs of repentance and faith; it enters into inevitable alliance with converted emperors and governors, philosophers and artists, merchants and entrepreneurs, and begins to live at peace in the culture they produce under the stimulus of their faith; when faith loses its force, as generation follows generation, discipline is relaxed, repentance grows formal, corruption enters with idolatry, and the church, tied to the culture which it sponsored, suffers corruption with it.

How can ex referees raise issues that at the very least, PGMO is accountable to no one, and that serious breaches of administration of the rules by officials of PGMO, go unchallenged by TV pundits, the media, the FA, the EPL and finally, by the government department which is responsible for uncovering corruption in sport?

She is the Editor - in - Chief of The FCPA Report, a legal publication containing analysis and insight about bribery and corruption issues.

d) Take on the taboo of corruption in UK politics (lobbying, revolving door, party financing, parliamentary standards)-- acknowledged as a key corruption issue for the UK by everyone except those who are themselves in politics;

Since announcing her run for Congress, Maggie Brooks has been saddled with an ongoing corruption investigation that includes questions regarding Brooks» husband and the possible misuse of $ 224 million dollars in taxpayer money, and has been dogged by her unwillingness to address the issues, ineffective leadership, and her record of increasing County taxes, fees and debt.

The issue first came to light in a leaked memorandum from the independent enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections, Risa Sugarman, a position formed in 2014 following an ethics agreement in the budget and the shuttering of the Moreland Commission, a panel formed to investigate corruption in the Legislature.

So long as he remains the obstacle I know you will have no issue with me labeling Flanagan the single most stalwart supporter of continued corruption in NY State!

The case study demonstrates that the preferred methods of democratic accountability in Rwanda involve responsiveness by the centralised powers to their citizens to solve technocratic problems like corruption, not politically trickier issues of compensation.

As he did in the wake of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's sentencing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a brief statement in response to the five year sentence handed down by a federal judge in the corruption case of ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

OLAF is at the frontline in the fight against fraud and corruption, and our high level of ambition reflects the commitment of the EU institutions to address these issues.»

Jury deliberations in the corruption trial of former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco appeared to have run aground on their fourth day, as three jurors issued notes asking to be excused from the case, with one expressing concern about the storm expected to slam the New York City metro area; and another saying that she has sick children.

But when the issue transcends petty political rascality, and becomes a vicious war to roll back gains against corruption, corruption that has, for too long, under - developed the people, resulting in mass anguish and pains, then it is nothing but capital crime of political hue: one side must die for the other to prevail.

Gubernatorial hopeful Zephyr Teachout made Albany corruption a primary campaign issue and garnered 34 percent of the vote, the highest of any primary challenge to a sitting governor since primaries were instituted in 1970.

Based on these performances it appears their hopes for winning any of these Long Island or Hudson Valley seats (prior to the next presidential election) are contingent on unique circumstances such as a strong third - party candidate in the race, a special election or a corruption issue.

NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2018)(readMedia)-- In response to recent news that former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been found guilty in his corruption retrial, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY issued the following statemenIn response to recent news that former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been found guilty in his corruption retrial, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY issued the following statemenin his corruption retrial, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY issued the following statement:

Horner said the Percoco case is the first of a string of corruption trials that will play out over the next several months, keeping the issue in the spotlight.

The scandal is a hit parade of corruption issues involving money, politics and bribes in exchange for public spending.

Those who support a convention say dramatic action is required to address corruption charges that have forced more than 30 officials out of office in a decade as well as issues such as New York's high taxes, unequal funding of schools, and the influence of big - money donors in campaigns.

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In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicIn light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicin how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.

The fact that the FBI is doing «lots of public corruption work» in «lots of state capitals,» he continued, shows ethics issues are not unique to Albany.

Hawkins is an advocate for campaign finance reform and said the recent trial of Joe Percoco, a former aide to Cuomo and a longtime friend who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this month, displays issues apparent in the state's campaign finance structure.

But with voters focused on the issue of public corruption, after indictments of key officials including County Executive Edward Mangano, the candidates have said less than usual about the central issue in past campaigns: How to cut high county property taxes.

The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Metuh.

Schaffer and Bellone traded barbs about the issue of public corruption following Bellone's State of the County address in March and the conviction of former Suffolk Police Chief of Department James Burke.

I request you go back and study critically Nana Akufo - Addo Dankwa's posts for or five times aired in the social media ON THIS ISSUE OF CORRUPTION CALLING.

«I think the governor has been very clear that we are at a time when more needs to be done to deal with the issue of ethics and integrity and corruption in our society and government at all levels,» DiNapoli said.

The court had, on October 23, at the instance of Metuh issued a subpoena to compel Jonathan to appear in court for the purpose of giving evidence in his trial on an alleged corruption.

Like Magu the senior Lawyer was given till Tuesday February 20, 2018 to furnish the Office of the AGF in writing detail of who engaged or issued him with authority to file the corruption charges.

European Commission President Jean - Claude Juncker and First Vice-President Frans Timmermans issued a joint statement expressing their concerns about the latest developments in Romania regarding the independence of the country's judicial system and its capacity to fight corruption.

Astorino's 2014 running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss, also issued a statement on the Skelos scandal, declaring himself «sick» of the endless corruption cases in Albany.

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.

«The issue with term limits which I feel very strongly about — Albany, I mean if this is a surprise to anyone, it's been a cesspool of corruption,» Astorino said in the interview.

In the wake of the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on federal corruption charges this morning, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate, issued a statement expressing «confidence» that the Long Island lawmaker «will do the right thing and promptly resign his leadership position.»

You'd be hard pressed to find any national security issues involved in releasing any of the names in the memo, unless you want to count exposing corruption in the federal bureaucracy a national security issue that needs to be kept a secret.

It was learnt that various issues affecting the region, including corruption charges levelled against ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and the halted Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Warri South - West Local Government Area of Delta State, are to be considered at the meeting in Abuja today.