Senate pledges legislative support for CCB, CCT

The Senate has pledged to ensure adequate funding for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petition, Sen. Neda Imasuen, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at a programme to review the CCB’s newly designed Online Assets […]

The Senate has pledged to ensure adequate funding for the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petition, Sen. Neda Imasuen, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at a programme to review the CCB’s newly designed Online Assets and Liabilities Declaration System (ALDS), organised by the bureau.

Imasuen raised concerns over both agencies’ inadequate funding, which he said had hindered their effectiveness in fighting corruption.

According to the lawmaker, the CCB Chairman championed a move to have both agencies draw their funds directly from the “front line charge” in the Federation Account, adding that the move was to guarantee funding and enhance autonomy for the agencies.

“It is desirable, and we need to have it, because of the current paucity of funds that has crippled the CCT, leading to a lack of judges and a stalled prosecution process.

“We must put all our forces behind it to make sure that it functions very well,” he said.

Imasuen vowed to be an “ambassador” for the funding initiative, aiming to see it realised by 2026.

 

Chairman of the CCB, Dr Abdullahi Bello, said that the new system signalled a new era of accountability for public officials.

 

He described the initiative as a critical step towards modernising the fight against graft, by replacing a cumbersome and costly manual process that has hampered the Bureau for decades.