The
Head, Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Angela Nworgu, on
Thursday January 17, 2013 paid a courtesy visit to the President of the
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Okey Wali, SAN, at the NBA office, Abuja.
Nworgu
who congratulated Wali on his election and assumption of office,
commended his resolve to fight corruption and by extension money
laundering as demonstrated by the constitution of an Anti- corruption
Committee within the NBA.
The
head of SCUML said her visit to the NBA was informed by the need for
the two institutions to partner in the fight against corruption and
money laundering.
She
appealed to the NBA President to use his position to prevail on members
to register their firms with SCUML in line with provisions of the Money
Laundering Act 2011, and the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s
(CBN), as contained in circular number FPR/CIR/GEN/VOL.1/028, which
made it mandatory for all Designated Non- Financial Institutions (DNFIs)
to register with SCUML. She disclosed that the CBN had directed banks
to stop dealing with both new and old DNFIs that have not complied with
this directive with effect from February 1, 2013.
The
directive which was issued in August 2012 requires banks and other
financial institutions to obtain evidence of registration with SCUML
before establishing business relationship with designated non-financial
businesses and professions (DNFBPs).
In
his response, Wali thanked the head of SCUML and her team for the
visit. He noted that the two institutions are stakeholders in the
Nigerian project and pledged to partner with the Commission in the fight
against corruption.
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