Sentences with phrase «make fighting corruption»
Schneiderman has said he will make fighting corruption a top priority for his office and backs the creation of a public financing system for state races.
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Both men say they will make fighting corruption in Albany a priority.
Instead he thinks the attorney general has to lead efforts to change the culture of Albany and make fighting corruption his or her top priority.
Since 1999, everyone, from Olusegun Obasanjo, through Yar» Adua and Goodluck Jonathan to the current Buhari administration, has made fighting corruption a cardinal point of their agendas.
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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.
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.
Beyond the anti corruption fight, he made promises to fix the economy, tackle the infrastructural decay, tackle youth unemployment.
As the debate on corruption fight rages, Nigerians are inching for victory; a disposition that has further made winning not just compelling but inevitable.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the 2013 elections passed without serious incident, but that success will mean little if the new government does not rule in an inclusive way and make progress in the fight against corruption.
And I'm ready to fight for term limits, end the corruption, and make sure we start getting our fair share.»
Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Benito Romano said, «Attorney General Schneiderman understands that New Yorkers not only need stronger enforcement tools for fighting corruption, but also systemic reforms that make public service more transparent and ethical, allowing honest, hard - working public servants to thrive.
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.
A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, has made some revelations in her new book titled, «Fighting Corruption is Dangerous — The Story Behind the...
Mangano, who is fighting federal corruption charges, wasn't made available for an interview.
The coalition's Executive Chairman, Comrade Debo Adeniran, said «if we can remember properly, on assuming office last year, President Buhari made it clear that his most important priority was to fight corruption at every level by plugging all those identified holes through which Nigeria's resources were being drained with reckless abandon.
GOP Staten Island DA Dan Donovan pledged to make fighting public corruption the focus of his AG campaign.
He assured Ghanaians that «to the extent that God gives me health and strength, I am going to do my best to make sure that the fight against corruption is won.»
In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said; «As it still appears, the statement made by the Federal Government on the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals may not be more than another decoy to shift the attention of Nigerians from the selective nature of President Buhari's fight against corruption.»
Mr. Ayariga who is making a second attempt to become President of Ghana was emphatic that one key way of fighting corruption was through job creation and youth empowerment.
The remarks followed claims by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's lawyers that he had made «improper statements» that will bias the public against Mr. Silver in his fight against corruption charges, and a Slate piece by Pace University Professor Bennett Gershman that Mr. Bharara's critiques of New York's state government are inappropriate for his role.
«What is most important is to join hands with this administration to fight corruption to make Nigeria a better place for all.»
Buhari said his administration would remain firmly resolute on pledges made to Nigerians on three major areas — fighting corruption, tackling insecurity and providing employment opportunities to the youths.
The goal of the Open Government Partnership is to get governments to make (and carry out) concrete commitments that promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
«If there is anything that needs our commitment and collective resolve is the fight against corruption and ethno - religious intolerance, because Nigeria has adequate resources to make the lives of the people better.
We must not only effect profound changes in our fight against corruption, but must also overcome the more or less open resistance from individuals or organised interests who make gains from this evil status quo.
«President Mahama pledges to the people of Ghana that the NDC will continue to make corruption a high risk activity punishable in accordance with rule of law,» he said, assuring that the various investigative and prosecution bodies will be strengthened to support quest to fight corruption.
«But lies to law enforcement make the job of fighting corruption doubly difficult.
AG - elect Eric Schneiderman pledged during the campaign to make fighting public corruption a central focus of his tenure as the state's top attorney.
He stressed that the government will not abandon the policy for whatever reason, but will continue to rejig it and make it more effective as a tool for fighting corruption.
A man who is committed to fighting corruption can not be seen to be staying off making comments on corrupt cases that are emerging under his own government.
Indeed, expert opinion has long converged around the need to separate the Attorney General's functions from that of the Minister of Justice, if this country is to make a head way in its fight against corruption, but it appears no government has yet mustered the required political will to undertake that venture.
«However, I am more concerned that arresting and making this type of discovery once in a month is not the only way to fight corruption or regained the loots, otherwise fifty years will not be enough to regain looted funds.»
A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, has made some revelations in her new book titled, «Fighting Corruption is Dangerous — The Story Behind the Headlines»
«We know that Ryan will fight to make it more affordable to live here, create good jobs and will clean up corruption in Albany by supporting strong ethics reforms.
Buhari noted that throughout his journey in national service and since 2015, he had made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life.
«Since 2015, we have made significant progress in the fight against corruption.
«When you look at the technical report which GII added, such that it is a period of two years in which the perception is compiled, when you look at 2016, in that year, you know all the corruption allegations that came to the fore: the bus branding saga, Ghana Standards Authority, NCA [National Communications Authority], Electoral Commission allegations and a host of them that the [Mahama] government did not show any commitment to fighting revelations and scandals that had been made public.»
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has vowed to make more arrest and prosecution of corrupt Nigerianst as his non confirmation by the Nigerian Senate will not stop him from fighting corruption.
«I proposed the appointment of a person in the character and stature of Martin Amidu (or Anas) as someone who could do well to surmount the fundamental problem and make some strides in the fight against corruption in spite of the challenges of independence,» Ransford Gyampo wrote.
The accusations of bias against the fight against corruption are increasing by the day and critics easily find ready examples to argue that the fight is only cosmetic and showy and government is only making do with a few symbolic gestures as proof that it is serious.
In my earlier critique of the move to create a Special Prosecutor rather than an Independent Public Prosecutor, I proposed the appointment of a person in the character and stature of Martin Amidu (or Anas) as someone who could do well to surmount the fundamental problem and make some strides in the fight against corruption in spite of the challenges of independence.
«I've made true on my promises to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to fight against tax increases, unfunded mandates and corruption,» he said in the press release.
Not fighting the corruption of babachir and oke made me lose all hope on this administrations ability to fight corruption justly!
According to him it would make the Commission deviate from its mandate of fighting corruption to seeking benefits it would gain from recoveries.
«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.»
The RTI bill, which is expected to make information easily accessible by the media and Ghanaians to boost the fight against corruption has been in legislation for well over 17 years now because successive governments have failed to implement it despite several assurances.
We must go beyond our Pavlovian reaction to talk of fighting corruption to asking the hard questions about what it is about our structures — social, legal and political which makes corruption thrive in Nigeria.
While commending President Buhari for his political will in fighting corruption, Magu also expressed delight over the Commission's relationships with other countries in Africa and beyond which he said had made it almost impossible for corrupt element to escape justice.
What the world needs more than ever is people who will make a stand against bigotry and hypocrisy, greed and corruption wherever they see it — troublemakers who will fight to their last breath for what they believe in.