Commission (EFCC) honours deputy Senate
president, Ike Ekweremadu, with a special
title of “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”
– EFCC gave him the honour based on his
support for the anti-graft war
– Ekwereamdu assured the anti-graft
commission he would live up to the task
Ike Ekweremadu taking the oath of office
The deputy Senate president, Ike
Ekweremadu, was on Tuesday, April 19,
honoured with a special title of “Anti-
Corruption Ambassador” by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to News men, the deputy Senate
president was given the honour based on his
support for the fight against corruption.
Suleiman Bakari, the National Assembly
Liason Officer, of the EFCC, according to a
statement by the special adviser to the
deputy Senate president, Uche Anichukwu,
stated this when he led a team of the anti-
graft commission on a courtesy visit to
Ekweremadu.
Bakari said: “As an Anti-Corruption
Ambassador, It is therefore Your Excellency, to
on behalf of my Acting chairman, Mr. Ibrahim
Mustafa Magu and the entire management and
staff of the EFCC, decorate you as an Anti-
Corruption Ambassador and formally present
this frame, as a token of our appreciation to
your person and office, and as a symbol of
institutional partnership between the EFCC and
the National Assembly.”
He appealed to the National Assembly to
ensure adequate funding for the agency and
advocated speedy passage of all the anti-
corruption Bills before it.
Ekweremadu called for the establishment of
Special Anti-Corruption Courts to reduce the
burden on regular courts and fast-track trial
of corruption cases.
He explained that setting up Special Courts,
was one of the surest ways to help the fight
against corruption, as it would ensure
speedy adjudication of corruption cases.
The deputy Senate president commended
the EFCC for decorating him as an Anti-
Corruption Ambassador, and assured them
that he would live up to the trust reposed in
him.
Meanwhile, Ekweremadu has accused the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led
government of constantly provoking the Igbo
speaking people of the southeast geo-
political zone.
Ekweremadu, representing Enugu West
Constituency made this claim when he
played host to the people of Ezeagu local
government area of Enugu state who paid
him a solidarity visit, on Sunday, April 17.
According to him, the Igbo people had made
enormous contributions to the overall
development and unity of Nigeria but sadly
have not received equal attention.
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