Magu Emerges Chair Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa

The Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa (ACA) have the appointed the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. IbrahimMagu, as itsnew chairman.

Magu’s emergence came weekend at the end of ACA’s 8th Regional Conference in Abuja, with are solve to strengthen cooperation and collaboration among member countries for the purpose of facilitating assets recovery and return.

This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of its 5-day conference with the theme ‘Partnering Towards Assets Recovery and Return’.

The ACA among other things, expressed concern “about the heavy losses that Africa suffers as a result of illegal transfers of proceeds of corruption and crime out of Africa” and stressed the need for synergy among member countries to combat illicit financial flows.

It called on “African countries to strengthen cooperation and partnership in the tracing, recovery and return of assets in accordance with Article 54 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and Article 16 of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption”.

While recognising the importance of whistleblowing in the fight against corruption, asset recovery and return; the meeting urged African countries to enact strong whistleblowing legislation and provide protection to whistleblowers.