Sentences with phrase «to tackle corruption»

He said that his government could not tackle the corruption in the oil sector because of certain people.

But legal experts say the country is poised to tackle corruption with sharp new legislation and detailed regulations.

Fully tackling corruption will need a much stronger bribery bill than the one currently proposed by government, MPs and peers have warned.

The European Union (EU) says it will donate $ 23 million (N9.9 billion, on a four - year programme that would focus on tackling corruption in Nigeria.

Extraneous influences Malami, however, said in tackling the corruption cases, the Federal Government would not be assuaged by what he called «extraneous influences» or action by available prima facie evidence.

The setting up of the office of the Special Prosecutor was one of the key campaign promises made by President Akufo - Addo ahead of his election victory in 2016, and it is aimed at tackling corruption effectively.

We are also aware that Nana Akufo Addo has promised to appoint an Independent State Prosecutor to tackle corruption effectively.

Set against this new landscape, a few encouraging speeches beg more questions than they answer — above all, about whether the government has a strategy for tackling corruption, or whether the approach will consist of a few departments doing piecemeal things while others do nothing or, even worse, allow inexperienced ministers to take Britain backwards not forwards.

We're tackling corruption head on, improving public financial management, promoting transparency, and funding anti-corruption units within the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police.

William Hague has demanded the Afghan government makes quicker progress in tackling corruption as the Kabul conference gets underway.

What I strongly believe is that tackling corruption from the top as being done by the current government would go a long way to uproot the menace from the nation's systems.

We were leading the game with our Free SHS policy and tackling corruption issues like the Woyome scandal and government was under pressure.

The only use these men should have been was that they have been there and made mistakes of not tackling corruption and had people looting under their nose, they have some regrets they should share with GEJ, but i don't know if they are doing so, because Nigeria's main problem is corruption.

The former President is however concerned about the need for a holistic approach to tackling the corruption canker in every aspect of the Ghanaian society.

President Sirleaf's commitment to tackling corruption even extended to suspending her own son, along with 46 other senior government officials, for failing to disclose his assets to Liberia's anti-corruption officials.

The prime minister made the embarrassing remarks before the government's anti-corruption summit on Thursday, at which Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, will deliver a keynote address entitled «Why we must tackle corruption together».

«We are equally tackling corruption which is a continuous.

«I will fight tirelessly to finally tackle corruption and to lower the taxes that have forced too many of our neighbors from their homes.»

The minister also thanked Nigerians for their enthusiasm and commitment in helping the government to tackle corruption through disclosure of useful leads to appropriate government agencies.

His campaign tackles corruption in local government, «restoring confidence in government, but also understanding that it's going to take a plan and experience to fix the issues that have afflicted Nassau County.»

Mr. Jackson lauded the government for its efforts to tackle corruption by passing the Special Prosecutor Act, and nominating the Special Prosecutor, but added that the RTI, which is believed to aid the fight against corruption, should also be passed into law.

Ibas also promised to give the necessary support to the commission to enable it to succeed in its quest to tackle corruption headlong.

Hawass also tackled corruption and supported projects to develop archaeological sites, including building a suite of museums and dealing with rising groundwater that is threatening to damage sites across the country, including Giza's famous pyramids.

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The trailer shows the darker side of Los Angeles in 1947 as Detective Coles Phelps tackles corruption, drugs, match fixing and of course mobsters.

The new UK Government has revealed its approach to fighting corruption in its response to the International Development Committee's October 2016 report «Tackling Corruption Overseas.»

Without tackling the corruption that helped spark the events in Ukraine in the first place, it's difficult to see how any lasting peace is achievable.

Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen & Overy and White & Case among firms pledging to tackle corruption ahead of David Cameron's summit

A raft of the top law firm leaders have signed a pledge to tackle corruption within the professional services sector ahead of an anti-corruption summit hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron tomorrow.

It is LATIN AMERICA BEGINS TO TACKLE CORRUPTION include discussions of val - ues, education and the adoption of a long - term perspective.

Neeshan Balton, Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation summed up how most South Africans must have felt while watching SONA: «It has been a refreshing change to have a SONA without walkouts, without security personnel removing members, without signal jamming and most importantly, without a president whose words, especially about tackling corruption, rang hollow.»

Parliament on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, approved Mr. Amidu as Special Prosecutor to tackle corruption cases in the country.

While commending the current administration for the efforts at tackling corruption and recovering looted funds, saying through the law on forfeiture, the federal government last week, took possession of $ 437 million belonging to a looter, who is on the run.

And Putin is the country's highly popular leader who is perceived to have worked hard on tackling corruption and clamping down on Islamic terrorism in Dagestan.

However, at last year's StrongerTogether event, der Kinderen was pleased hear the local lawyers report a growing appetite for tackling corruption, recognising that, as one speaker put it, «corruption destroys opportunity».

Returning effective government to the people begins with a no - nonsense approach to governing and Mr. Palumbo said he intends to use his prosecutorial experience to tackle corruption head - on and restore the public trust in public service.

This would mean that the 2017 corruption index also covered 2016, where there was a lack of will to tackle corruption from the Mahama government, according to Mr. Krapa.

After the 2014 Hamon Act and the 2015 Macron Act, it is the turn of the Sapin II Act of 9 December 2016 to tackle corruption issues and to attempt to modernise the economy.

Mr. Iddrisu, who spoke on transparency and accountability, said it is an erroneous impression for critics to say the government had failed to tackle corruption effectively, explaining that President Mahama had shown ample commitment in that regard.

Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) Linda Ofori - Kwafo has said that the John Mahama - led governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has not performed well in tackling corruption in the country.

LONDON, May 1 - Britain agreed on Tuesday to order its overseas territories such as the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands to make secretive company ownership information public by the end of 2020 to try to tackle corruption and tax avoidance.

A Christian sports ministry says believers have a «responsibility» to tackle any corruption they see... More

Mr Buhari was elected last year with a promise to tackle corruption and nepotism in government.

«Eric Schneiderman has proven that he is a true reformer who will tackle corruption in government and in the private sector,» said Dutchess County Democratic Chairwoman Elisa Sumner in a statement released by the Manhattan lawmaker's campaign.

The failure to tackle this corruption was one of the key grievances of the protestors

«However, I can assure you there is no intention to reduce either the resources or the priority given to tackling corruption.»

Finally, we must continue to tackle corruption.