“ABUJA DECLARATION ON YOUTH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN AFRICA: CALL TO ACTION”
PREAMBLE We, the youth delegates to the African Youth Congress Against Corruption convened on 9-10 December in Abuja, Nigeria, under the patronage of H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and African Union Champion for the Anti-Corruption Year, in conjunction with the African Union (AU) Commission, and following the interactions, debates and exchanges on the theme: NOTING the Keynote Statement of H.E Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which emphasized the need to move from rhetoric to action, build bridges and strengthen partnerships as well as harness cultural norms as key strategies for effectively preventing and combatting corruption in Africa; and reiterating that winning the fight is for the youth to lead and win as the real champions; FURTHER NOTING the remarks of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission delivered on his behalf by H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, AU Commissioner for Political A