ICPC charges management, staffers of NECO on anti-corruption
Urges Students to embrace integrity
By PAUL MICHAEL, ABUJA
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has charged the Management and Staff of the National Examination Council (NECO), Katsina State to shun corruption in the discharge of their civic responsibilities.
The charge was given by the Resident AntiCorruption Commissioner of Katsina State, Mr. Mustapha Wala, during a sensitization lecture with theme “Fighting Corruption in MDAs; The ICPC Perspective”. The Trumpet gathered.
The charge was made at a sensitization lecture delivered by who represented the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner of Katsina State, Mr. Mustapha Wala, on the theme The lecture focused on forms, causes, effects of corruption and ICPC’s anti-corruption strategies in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as dealt with the collective responsibility of citizens in fighting corruption in Nigeria.
Wala, who was represented by Sani Tukur Tarauni, told participants that their responsibility to the nation, in handling examination for the youths, was crucial as their actions may affect the future of Nigeria. He therefore, advised them to shun all appearances of corruption in the line of their work, especially examination malpractices.
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On forfeiture, he emphasized the provisions of Section 20 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 which says, “Without prejudice to any sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Act, a public officer or other person found guilty of soliciting, offering or receiving gratification shall forfeit the gratification and pay a fine of not less than five times the sum of the value of the gratification which is the subject-matter of the offence where such gratification is capable of being valued or is of a pecuniary nature, or Ten Thousand Naira, whichever is higher.”
He also spoke on the need for Nigerians to imbibe the 7 core values of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, stressing that there was an urgent need for values reorientation among the citizenry.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Katsina State Coordinator of NECO, Mr. Ibrahim Umar commended the Commission in its efforts towards sensitizing, educating and fostering the support of government MDAs in the fight against corruption.
