UK court acquittal of Diezani wake-up call for Nigeria’s justice system – CISLAC

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has described the acquittal of erstwhile Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, by a Southwark Crown Court successful London arsenic a wake-up telephone for Nigeria to fortify its combat against corruption.

A connection by its Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa, besides known arsenic Rafsanjani, said: “CISLAC respects the verdict of the British jury, but this result should service arsenic a clarion telephone for Nigeria to fortify its home justness and accountability mechanisms.”

The organisation stated that Alison-Madueke’s acquittal connected six counts of bribery and conspiracy does not erase longstanding concerns implicit governance failures and organization weaknesses identified successful Nigeria’s lipid and state assemblage betwixt 2011 and 2015.

“The acquittal does not erase the systemic governance failures and accountability gaps that characterised Nigeria’s lipid and state assemblage during the play nether review,” Rafsanjani said.

CISLAC noted tha...