ICPC Inaugurates Anti-corruption Body In ACE
ADEYEMI College of Education (ACE),
Ondo, and the Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) have identified
tertiary education as a potent tool in the
war against corruption in the country.
Chairman of ICPC, Ekpo Nta, represented
by the Head of ACTU, Assistant
Commissioner Kuatsea Justin, made this
assertion during the inauguration
ceremony of the Anti-corruption and
Transparency Unit (ACTU) in ACE
campus.
Speaking at the event, the Provost of the
College, Prof. Olukoya Ogen, noted that
corruption has ravaged the nation and
adversely affected all spheres of desired
development.
According to him: “The college as a
microcosm of the larger society cannot,
therefore, isolate itself from the
collective resolve to stand against all
forms of corrupt practices to give
Nigeria a good name.
“It needs to be emphasised that
corruption is not limited to bribery, but
also encompasses all forms of behaviour
and attitude such as extortion,
examination malpractice and others that
are deemed improper, illegal and negate
all acceptable social norms.”
“We are all responsible for what our
college, immediate society or Nigeria as
a whole has turned out to be. It is our
collective responsibility to remove the
stigma by making concerted efforts to
resist all forms of corruption,” he said.
The Provost pledged the institution’s
commitment to ACTU, saying the school
authority will ensure that all necessary
machinery is put in place to enable the
unit function properly.
He disclosed that the unit would be
empowered to organise lectures,
seminars and workshops on corruption,
its consequences and punishment for
engaging in corrupt practices as occasion
demands.
ICPC’s boss, Ekpo Nta, said ICPC
recognises the crucial role played by the
education sector in instilling good ethical
values in the youths.
“This partnership, he said has yielded
positive results like the development of
National Values Curriculum (NVC), which
has been introduced in the primary and
secondary schools, to inculcate values
like honesty and integrity in the pupils.”
Inducting the six-man committee
member of the unit with Mrs. Omolabake
Akindehin as chairman, Kuatsea listed
the duties, tenure and operations of the
body in the college.
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