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Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, has said Gestapo raids should not be the pastime of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

As Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria should be a hub for international commercial arbitration or litigation. Well, it’s not because its judiciary is regarded as corrupt and dysfunctional. In one report, the US Trade Representative, USTR, says: “The sanctity of contracts is often violated and Nigeria’s court system for settling commercial disputes is weak and sometimes biased.” No foreign investor will ever agree to settle disputes in Nigeria if they invest at all.

It is advised that President Tinubu do the following: Initiate electoral reform to fight political corruption and electoral fraud like Yar’Adua did, imitate the passage of Whistleblower law to protect the anti-corruption vanguards, ensure that all our anti-corruption agencies, including the Code of Conduct Bureau, are well resourced.

Late on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the Department of State Security (DSS) announced the release of the immediate past Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after spending more than 100 days in their custody. Bawa’s ordeal began on June 14, 2023, following his suspension by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a…

For the benefit of those who may not know, Investopedia describes corruption as dishonest behaviour by those in positions of power.