UK pledges support to EFCC
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he said inec and efcc should be there to preserve the integrity of the political process including taking forward investigations without any prejudice on one side or the other following the evidence and taking action where it is justified1 british high commissioner to nigeriapaul arkwright has said that the united kingdom uk will continue to support the anti-corruption crusade in nigeria as being spearheaded by the economic and financial crimes commission efcc1 arkwright who was accompanied by daniel murphy on a visit to the ffcc headquarters abuja commended the commissions efforts in ridding the country of corruption1 the uk and nigeria have evolved and made progress in the fight against corruption and the efccs achievements have been impressive he added1 he urged the efcc to work hand in hand with the independent national electoral commission inec in ensuring a free and fair political process in the buildup to the 2019 elections1 we are pleased to see how the efcc operates and we are assuring you of the endless support of the british government in the fight against corruption he said1 he further gave assurances of the british governments support both in technical assistance in investigation and of course broadening support of this great independent institution of the efcc1 ibrahim magu the acting efcc chairman appreciated the british government for its support and assured him of the independence of the efcc in the discharge of its mandate1 he said i assure you that there is no political interference in what we do. we will continue to work with stakeholders like inec who we have an agreement with to ensure that there is no interference to ensure free and fair election in nigeria and we will stop people using money to buy votes1 according to him the efcc operates international best practices and does diligent preliminary investigation1 we do not invite anybody here if he is not found to be involved in one offence or crime and that is why when you come here it takes a lot of effort to be off the chain. whatever case that comes to efcc is investigated to the logical conclusion. we take the case to court who gives the final decision he added1