THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Office of the Inspector-General of the Global Fund.
According to the Commission, the objective of the agreement is to facilitate exchange of information on fraud and abuse of office in relation to grant programs managed by the Global Fund, targeted at fighting tuberculosis and malaria in Nigeria.
The commission spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said the agreemement was signed on behalf of the fund and the commission by Mr. Norbert Hauser, Head of the Office of the Inspector General, Global Fund and Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, the Commission’s Chairman.
“Terms of the agreement stipulate that both parties will consult regularly, in particular to exchange information regarding new areas of potential cooperation and other joint activities falling within their respective mandates.
“All information exchanged will be treated as strictly confidential.”
“The memorandum stipulates that any information exchanged will not be used as evidence in any judicial proceedings without the express prior consent of the party providing that information.
“In addition to exchanging financial and criminal intelligence, both parties may cooperate in other ways, including the exchange of general information regarding fraud, abuse and other economic crimes.”
The statement quoted Lamorde as saying that the commission was not just helping the Global Fund in signing the agreement, “what we are doing is helping ourselves.
“It is our moral obligation to give you our support and cooperation.”