ICPC chairman preaches behavioural change to win corruption war

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has charged staff of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology on the critical role of behavioural change in combatting corruption in the workplace.

The ICPC Chairman, who was represented at the event by an Assistant Director with the ICPC, Dr. Anike Adeshina, gave the charge at the Annual Staff Sensitization Workshop organized by the Ministry on the imperatives of behavioural change approach in the workplace.

He further stated that the Commission was mindful of the gains inherent in the continuous in-house sensitization programmes, especially as it concerns behavioural change approach for controlling corrupt practices in the workplace.

The ICPC Chairman expressed the Commission’s optimism that events such as staff sensitization workshop, would add up to fostering support for the nation’s anti-corruption drive and further propel positive behavioural change on and against corrupt practices.

In his opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Abubakar Ibrahim Kana, who was represented by the Director Human Resources Management, Mr. Hassan Baba Ibrahim, stated that he was hopeful that with collective efforts in the fight against corruption, corrupt practices would be reduced to the barest minimum within the public sector and the nation at large.

The Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit in the Ministry, Mrs. Stella Igwilo noted that the fight against corruption in the public sector must begin with attitudinal change and a new commitment to personal responsibility by each member of the staff.