How Buhari can win war against corruption -TUC

TUC President Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, who made the call recently in Lagos, said it became necessary in order to tackle corruption that has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigeria.He said the judiciary should be placed on the first-line charge for budgetary allocations, just like the executive and the legislature.“Furthermore, just as appointment and promotion […]

TUC President Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, who made the call recently in Lagos, said it became necessary in order to tackle corruption that has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigeria.
He said the judiciary should be placed on the first-line charge for budgetary allocations, just like the executive and the legislature.
“Furthermore, just as appointment and promotion of judicial officers by the executive is on recommendation/approval of the National Judicial Council and/or the legislature, so also should the executive have no power to sack any judicial officer without the recommendation/approval of the council and/or the legislature.
“Similar policy should apply in the case of the Inspector General of Police, the Governor of the Central Bank, the chairmen of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), as well as other public officers whose official independence need to be protected by law if they are to perform their duties conscientiously without fear or favour.
According to him, the EFCC and ICPC should be strengthened and statutorily empowered to arrest and prosecute culprits without any recourse to any other authority.