The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the Tinubu administration has not weaponised anti-corruption agencies against the political opposition.
Speaking at the opening of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Roundtable Engagement on Agenda Setting for the Strategic Integration of State Commissioners of Information in the Fight Against Corruption, held in Abuja, Idris said the administration maintains a policy of non-interference in the work of anti-graft institutions.
“Fighting corruption is indeed one of the 8-Point priorities of the Tinubu administration, and that is why the President is strengthening the institutional framework to combat corruption, especially through the ICPC and the EFCC
By its policy of non-interference, the Tinubu administration has made it clear that anti-corruption agencies are not instruments of political witch-hunt. They operate with independence and professionalism in line with the rule of law,” he said.
The Minister, however, reiterated the President’s position that there will be no safe haven for corruption in Nigeria.
Idris said the President is implementing far-reaching judicial reforms aimed at curbing unnecessary delays in corruption trials, ensuring that justice is neither denied nor endlessly deferred.
He noted that the theme of the roundtable — ‘Partnership for Strengthening Transparency and Accountability at State and Local Government Levels Through Strategic Communications’ — “amply justifies the presence of all State Commissioners of Information, who have the onerous task of distilling and cascading information to other strata of Nigerian society.”
