Days after the Senate rejected his nomination, Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been invited by two leading anti-corruption organisations, the Transparency International and Global Witness, to speak at an international conference on money laundering and assets recovery on March 21, in London.
Magu is expected to deliver a paper on the topic, “Give Us Our Money Back – Nigeria’s Fight Against Corruption: A Critical Conversation”.
The invitation from TI and GW was in recognition of the invaluable role the Magu-led EFCC has played in his more than one year in office in recovery of stolen funds.
It also coincidentally came a few days after members of the Nigerian Senate chose to overlook the strides achieved by Magu, and instead refused to confirm his re-nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari as the substantive chairman of the EFCC.
The international conference, which is coming on the heels of the 2016 London Anti-Corruption Summit, will focus on the progress of Nigeria’s asset recovery and anti-corruption efforts.
It will also feature a panel discussions for “critical exchange of views” between officials and non-government experts from Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
A few international personalities have also been invited along with Magu to participate in the conference, including Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay; PACAC secretary, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye and Olanrewaju Suraju of the Human and Environmental Development Agenda.
