Nigeria's anti-graft agency, set up in 2002, was supposed to crack down on corruption in Africa's most populous nation but it has failed to deliver, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
"There were high hopes for the EFCC as Nigeria's most promising effort to tackle corruption since the end of military rule. But its efforts have fallen short because of political interference, institutional weakness, and inefficiency in the judiciary that cannot be ignored," said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
The organisation said in its report that endemic corruption has fuelled political violence, fraudulent elections, and other human rights violations in the country, as living standards have fallen despite Nigeria's vast oil wealth.
Nigeria is regularly ranked by international agencies as one of the most corrupt countries in the world... But the EFCC through its spokesperson is telling anyone who cares to listen that the report is being misinterpreted. Well if you ask me, I don’t see what’s not clear about the Human Rights Watch’s position on this issue of endemic corruption in our society. It’s everywhere and everyone can perceive it.
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