The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, has said that lawyers and judges are frustrating efforts of the Federal Government to fight corruption and impunity. Lawal made the statement in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). The theme of the workshop was: “Role of professionals in the fight against corruption’’. Lawal, represented by the Director, Nigerian National Volunteer Services, Mr Tor Tsavsar, said the role of lawyers and some compromised judges was injurious to the anti-corruption campaign. He said some lawyers offered services to indicted individuals and deployed delay tactics to frustrate the campaign.
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