Amaechi again gave the example of President Mohammadu Buhari and his commitment to lead the fight against corrupt practices through personal example. 

“Through the implementation of calculated policies to block conduits of waste, the cost of running the central government in Nigeria has been reduced by more than twenty-five percent in the last eighteen months. 

“In the last one year about a cumulative amount of 3.4 trillion naira have been recovered in cash and assets while about 115-billion-naira worth of cash and assets have been located in the United States, United Arab Emirates and even here in the United Kingdom.  

“Our President has stopped at nothing to demonstrate that whosoever is caught in corruption related crimes will not be spared. 

“In his days as military President, and through other positions he has held in public life, he has upheld a life of integrity. 

“He is a typical example of how a leader can inspire committed followership through the force of example.”

Amaechi concluded that economic crime has become a strong force that can only be successfully confronted if all hands are on deck.

“As an interconnected and rapidly globalising world, it’s vital we work together, in partnership, to collectively fight economic crime.  

“This is a common enemy and a very smart one for that matter. It seeks to beat every barrier that we mount against it. 

“It is my humble submission that we must hold hands together as never before to confront the spread of economic crimes squarely and successfully.”

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