President Mohammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 11, declare open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit.
Mr Tont Orilade, EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity made this revelation in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
The summit is being organized by EFCC in collaboration with the Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee.
The summit is themed: “Curbing Electoral Spending: A panacea to Public Corruption.”
According to Orilade, President Buhari will feature alongside the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; Ghana’s Nan Akufo-Addo’ Liberia’s George Weah, and Macky Sall of Senegal.
“The Nigerian President and his African Counterparts wuld at the occasion further lend their voices against corruption.
“ The occasion will also feature paper presentation on the “Use of Public Funds in Election Litigation and the Integrity of the Judiciary” by retired Justice Ayo Salami,” he said.
Other Paper presenters are: Kagame, who will speak on “Electoral Spending, Voter Inducement and Public Corruption: an African Overview.”
“Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electorial Commission (INEC) will be speaking on “Curbing Electoral Spending and Voter Inducement in Nigeria: The Role of Regulatory and Law Enforecement Agencies”, while Prof. Patrice LO Lumumba will offer a “Review of Anti-corruption Strategy in Africa and the way Forward,” Orilade added.a