Buhari Lectures African Leaders In Addis Ababa, On How To Win War Against Corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to deliver a lecture on theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.”
The lecture will be delivered at the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
A statement by the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said that President Buhari, who is scheduled to fly into Addis Ababa tomorrow, will also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.
The statement said that this is the first time in the 54-year history of the AU that anti-corruption will be made a theme of the gathering of the regional leaders.
It recalled that on July 4, 2017 during the 29th Session of the AU, African leaders unanimously endorsed President Buhari to champion the fight against corruption on the continent.
It said that the endorsement was in recognition of his personal commitment and widely acclaimed anti-graft drive at the domestic level.
“On July 25, 2017, the President in a letter to President Alpha Conde of Guinea, who is also the out-going AU Chairperson, formally accepted his nomination to lead members of the AU on this crucial crusade against a veritable socio-economic vice that is anti-development.”
The statement said that Buhari thanked his colleagues for the honour, even as he reiterated his “commitment to contribute towards our collective efforts to strengthen good governance and development on the continent.”
It said that apart from anti-corruption, other issues lined for consideration by African leaders and their delegations include, peace and security (transnational terrorism); institutional reforms of the continental body; free movement of persons; climate change; trade; aviation; education; gender and development.
The Presidential statement said that the minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau; the Minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu are in the President’s delegation to the Summit.[myad]