TOGETHER, ICPC AND CCB COMBAT CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

Babatunji Wusu –

Collaboration with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has been started by Dr. Musa Aliyu, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC).

This is stated in a statement made on Friday in Abuja by the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, who emphasized that the initiative’s goal was to strengthen links and coordinate efforts to eradicate corruption in the nation’s public sector.

She claims that the agreement to collaborate was reached during a courtesy visit to Mr. Aliyu Kankia, the acting chairman of the CCB, in Abuja by the chairman of the ICPC and the commission’s management team.

However, the head of the ICPC said that the visit was motivated by the commission’s goal, under his direction, to collaborate with pertinent parties in order to make significant progress toward the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda of combating corruption.

Citing the CCB as the most significant and potent anti-corruption organization in Nigeria that is acknowledged and referenced in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Aliyu emphasized President Bola Tinubu’s sincere commitment to the fight against corruption and how it could be accomplished through cooperation and partnership with the organization.

“The collaboration is in furtherance to consolidating and improving on an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two agencies.

“There are many things that both agencies can do together to move this country forward.

“I know that there is an existing MoU between us, and we want to improve on it and harness resources within our reach to work efficiently for the common good and benefit of our nation.

“Whenever you need anything from us, please do not hesitate to reach out to us while we will also do so from our end,” he said.

In his remarks, the acting chairman of CCB stated that the visit was a step in the right direction as the fight against the menace of corruption required cooperation and understanding, as displayed by the ICPC chairman and his team.

“The visit signifies friendship, understanding and cooperation to come together for a common goal in the fight against corruption.

“CCB is the creation of the constitution that speaks on giving and taking, conflict of Interest, asset declaration and assets verification,” Kankia said.