Wednesday, January 01, 2014

‘Don’t turn corruption war into tribal battle’

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

‘Don’t turn corruption war into tribal battle’



Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta, has said that fight against corrupt persons in the country must be neutral and not be turned into a tribal battle.
He said this during the 2013 international anti-corruption day lecture organised by the ICPC for non-governmental  organisations, government officials, youth-based and anti-graft groups on Monday in Lagos.
The ICPC boss, who was represented by the commission’s head of operations in Lagos, Mr. Shitema Binga, said despite repeated avowals of self-righteousness in public lives, there were still proven incidences and allegations of brazen fraud and stealing in different quarters.
He said, “Corruption should not be trivialised, even where the offender shamelessly boasts and launders his loot on supposedly legal ventures or charities. Its arrest and trial also must not be labeled selective prosecution or tribal cleansing when one’s relative or friend or colleague is indicted as is touted by some quarters.
“We cannot claim to be wise or satisfied as spectators while certain unscrupulous persons pillage and loot our resources in every guise. I always consider it most grievous for any person to withdraw to silence, indifference or outright resignation to incidences of corruption and related offences.
“Imperfection, indiscretion and pilfering are no excuse even if served in intangible doses in our public lives. A truly honest Nigerian cannot be neutral in such an endeavour. It is therefore necessary to check and scrutinise ourselves to determine our incorruptible, and our commitment to remain so.”
President of Association for Eradication of Corruption in Nigerians, Mrs. Simbiat Agbalajobi, while speaking on ‘Role of the individual in the fight against corruption’, faulted Nigerians, including religious leaders, for the spread of corruption.


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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner

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