Politics We Are Winning The Corruption War, Presidency Reacts To 40 Years Jail Term On Ex-IART DG

The Presidency has has reacted to the 40 years jail term slashed on former Director General of Institute of Agricultural Research and Training for defrauding the government to the tune of N177 million.

The President's senior spokesperson, Garba Shehu stated this in a tweet on Tuesday.

While retweeting the Economic and Financia Crimes Commission, EFCC, twet, Mr. Shehu said: “We're winning the Anti-Corruption war. Kudos to Ibrahim Magu and his team.”

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