The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday called for a concerted fight against corruption, stressing that the sale of justice undermines the fabrics of equality before the law.
Speaking in Abuja at the commemoration of the African Anti-Corruption Day 2025, coordinated by the Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) and its secretariat, the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-corruption Reforms (TUGAR) led by Jane Onwumere, Fagbemi argued that the fight against corruption is not just a political imperative, but a moral obligation.
Besides robbing governments of resources that could be used for essential public services, Fagbemi, who was represented by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Beatrice Jedy-Agba, stated that it erodes trust in institutions and undermines the foundation of democratic societies.