The Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) ended its two-day General Assembly in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and appointing Bawa as President the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Bawa, speaking at the closing of the General Assembly on Tuesday, promised to strengthen international cooperation and coordination among West African Countries in combating corruption and illicit financial flow.
Thanking the outgone NACIWA President, Francis Ben Kaifala, and his executives for exemplary leadership in the last three years, Bawa stated that his task in NACIWA would be strengthening and harmonising administrative and legal frameworks in combating corrupt practices in the West- African sub- region.
,He also said that they include enhancing cooperation within NACIMA member States for borderless investigation to stem the tide of illicit financial flows within the sub- region, developing a Strategic and Operational plan for the Network.
,The Nigerian EFCC chairman added that he would seek closer rapport among member states for informal relationship that will boost inter- agency investigative relationships.
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