The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that it has secured the conviction of over 1000 people in both public and private sectors in the country for various corrupt practices .
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The anti-graft commission also disclosed that hundreds of graft cases were pending in various courts across the country while billions of naira had been recovered from culprits.
The Executive Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, stated this on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital during a two-day workshop on budget monitoring and tracking organised for community-based organisations, non-governmental organisations, faith-based organisations, media and local government staff.
Represented by the Director of Public Affairs Department of the Commission, Mr. Osita Nwajah, the chairman called for judicial reform to fast-track the prosecution of offenders of corruption .
He said the commission came up with the idea under its prevention mandate to ensure citizen participation at all levels of budget processes for better service delivery.
He said, "Participation in budget process is a constitutional right. Therefore, your insistence to participate in it does not violate any law; rather, it strengthens governance and leads to accelerated development and reduction in corrupt practices at all levels of government."
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