EU announces additional €30m to support Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts after spending €88m
The European Union has said it had spent a total of 88 million euros to support Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts since 2005, even as it announced another 30 million euros to improve the rule of law, tackle corruption, and reduce gender-based violence in the country for the next five years.
The EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the formal launch of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (ROLAC Phase II) Programme, implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and funded by the European Union.
She also disclosed that through partnership with the project, 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have so far domesticated the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015 to curb incessant cases of violence across states.
Ambassador Isopi said the programme is aimed at supporting the strengthening of the rule of law and the fight against corruption as well as reducing gender-based violence while promoting respect for human rights and ensuring inclusivity for all Nigerians.
While explaining that 1.5 million Nigerians were affected in the first phase of the programme, the diplomat said the second phase which would run for five years would be implemented in five states; Adamawa, Anambra, Edo, Kano, and Lagos, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with the possibility of extension to two more states.
The envoy said, “The programme would be implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and funded by the European Union”.
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