Reverend David Ugolor, Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has been re-elected for the second term as the Vice Chairman of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), a press release from Vienna in Austria by the global civil society watchdog has stated. UNCAC is a global civil society anti-corruption watchdog.
Established in August 2006, the UNCAC Coalition is a global network of over 350 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in over 100 countries, committed to promoting the ratification, implementation and monitoring of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The coalition mobilises civil society action for UNCAC at international, regional and national levels.
Reverend David Ugolor was first elected as the body’s vice chairman in September 2022, and his reelection is a confirmation of his dedication to the course of poverty reduction and eradication of corruption in Nigeria and across the African continent.
While congratulating Rev Ugolor from Vienna after the election, UNCAC Coalition Operations, Finance and Membership Lead, Betina Pasteknik, thanked him for the job since coming on board of UNCAC Coalition.
“Congratulations to David Ugolor and Samantha Feinstein for winning the Vice Chair(s) election, Aya Riahi for winning the Secretary position and Andrii Borovyk for winning the Treasurer election, all with 100% of the votes.
“We thank all the winners for the fantastic job you did last year and we look forward to another year under your guidance. We also thank all the board members for actively casting their vote,” Betina Pasteknik stated.
The UNCAC Coalition operations lead further noted that “the only person representing Access Information henceforth will be Rachel Hanna as Helen Darbhisire is stepping out of the board.”
In his acceptance speech, Rev. David Ugolor, Executive Director of ANEEJ, said his re-election into the board of UNCAC Coalition is a further tonic for him to give his all to the war against corruption, not only in Nigeria, but globally.
“I give all glory to God almighty for my re-election and for me, it is a call for greater service to humanity, particularly in our advocacy for the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption across the globe.
“We will work with the new government in Nigeria and I am happy that anti-corruption is one of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s cardinal agenda. We would work to ensure that issues of asset recovery and management are given top priority, especially now that we have the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) in place in Nigeria,” Ugolor said.
Rev David Ugolor advised the stakeholders in the anti-corruption network to work together to block all leakages in government of Nigeria and ensure that resources are made available for development and that victims of corruption are made to enjoy proceeds of recovered assets, which should ultimately, lift people out of poverty.
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is a non-government organization whose goal is to amplify the voice of the weak, the less privileged and the marginalized groups in the society including women, youths, and People Living With Disabilities in order to increase their participation in the democratic decision-making process.
