By PAUL MICHAEL, ABUJA
The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) has urged Heads of Government and national Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa to implement the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) to strengthen systems in identifying African assets in foreign jurisdictions.
The Technical Adviser of CoDA, Oladipo Johnson, stated this at the 5th Annual General Assembly of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
Johnson disclosed that CAPAR was a crucial policy instrument that would be implemented under a number of pillars to achieve the required support for it at all levels. The Trumpet gathered.
“We remain committed to advocating for the implementation of the CAPAR by all relevant stakeholders which include the various anti-corruption agencies here present.
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It is a crucial policy instrument which is to be implemented under a number of pillars and achieving this requires support for it at all levels.
“This is why the continental and global awareness campaign for the CAPAR has been agreed as the fundamental first step towards its implementation. Consequent key steps will include the strengthening of systems for the detection and identification of African assets in foreign jurisdictions and the development of frameworks to manage these assets after they are recovered,” he said.
The Coalition Technical Adviser further noted that the recovery of assets and artefacts diverted from the continent would ensure more money are available for the provision of clean water, health, education, and other critical infrastructure.
