Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde has said a careful study of the Nigerian Constitution is crucial in designing strategies and policies for combating corruption.
A statement yesterday by the EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren said Lamorde advocated that some relevant laws in the constitution needed to be amended before the adoption of an action plan towards the fight against corruption.
The EFCC chief said this during one-day meeting of heads of anti-graft agencies on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Review, Recommendations and the Draft National Anti-Corruption Strategy held in Abuja Tuesday, Uwajuren said.
“‘The challenge my colleagues and I are facing, especially in the EFCC and ICPC, is the issue of prosecution of corruption and economic and financial crime cases in regular courts,” he said.
He also added that the effectiveness of any anti-graft activity could only be judged by the number of convictions recorded.
