The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buharis anti-corruption posture and policies brought to the front burner issues of judicial reforms and independence, recovering several millions of looted funds.
Malami disclosed this in Abuja during the 17th Edition of President Muhammadu Buharis Administrations Scorecard Series, on Thursday.
He said that adherence to the tenets of the rule of law, deepening democratic governance practices and strengthening institutional reforms across law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies were part of the cardinal policies at the core of the Buhari regimes agenda.
According to the AGF, Investors are often attracted to economies that have institutionalised functional judicial systems and where the rule of law prevails.
According to him, the justice ministry has been strongly driving the prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence, anti-corruption drive, and increased transparency with the growth of initiatives like freedom of information, beneficial ownership disclosures and open contracting.
Malami further stated that in revenue generation through the sale of forfeited assets, N1.8 billion was generated so far by the Justice Ministry.
On international asset recoveries, in compliance with presidential mandates and foreign judicial processes, the Minister revealed that the Ministry had recovered the sum of over 6.3 million; over 5.5 million Euros, and $390 million from various jurisdictions.
