Addis Ababa, November 17, 2022 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced establishment National Anti-corruption Committee comprising seven members.
In a statement, the Prime Minister said corruption is a pest that eats away the wealth of the country day and night to erode its resources.
“When ill-mannered government officials, greedy brokers and investors come together and when a large number of citizens begin to line up behind these forerunner thieves, corruption attacks the nation like an epidemic,” the Premier noted.
“Corruption may be prevalent anywhere anytime. But, once it starts to devour the development of a nation to the bone, it becomes a worst pandemic.”
One of the factors that hinders efforts to bring an end to wars, and make peaceful resolution to conflicts is the involvement of corrupt individuals who profit from these crisis in the respective circumstances.
“Now a days corruption has become a threat to our national security. We have been fighting corruption in a concerted manner to prevent it from derailing our journey to prosperity through implementation of reforms and technologies.”
The Prime Minister underscored need to take serious measures besides taking legal measures and implementing reform tools to root out corruption.
According to the Prime Minister, the government has established a National Anti-corruption Committee tasked to coordinate the campaign against corruption, identify corrupt entities and bring them to justice. The Committee has seven members;
- Tiruneh Temesgen
- Gedion Timothewos (PhD)
- Teklewold Atnafu
- Solomon Soka
- Debele Kabeta
- Samuel Urketo (PhD)
- Abuduhamid Mohammed
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed further called on the public to inform the national committee about any corrupt individuals and activities there by play active role in eliminating corruption.