The Chairman, Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged the Affiliation of Native Governments of Nigeria to develop practical methods and initiatives to sort out corruption and enhance governance on the native authorities degree.
He made the cost on Tuesday in Abuja, throughout a two-day nationwide workshop and official flag-off of anti-corruption preventive instruments, titled “Struggle In opposition to Corruption at Grassroots”, held on the EFCC Academy.
This was contained in a press release signed by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday.
Olukoyede, represented by the Secretary of the Fee, Mohammed Hammajoda, charged the individuals of the workshop to attract on their collective knowledge, experiences and insights to develop methods and initiatives to strengthen the battle in opposition to corruption by way of transparency and accountability in native authorities administration. .
“Over the approaching days, let's delve into the discussions and profit from the collective knowledge, experiences and insights of our distinguished company and individuals. Collectively we are able to forge methods and initiatives that won’t solely strengthen the battle in opposition to corruption, but in addition improve transparency and accountability in our native governance constructions,” he mentioned.
He referred to as for a radical enchancment in governance on the grassroots, stating that solely decided efforts in opposition to corruption might revive Nigerians.
In his opening deal with, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, ALGON, Odunayo Ategbero, mentioned prevention of corruption is healthier than treatment, noting {that a} bottom-top method in tackling corruption would offer significant improvement for Nigerians.
“Subsequently, the third degree of presidency, which is native authorities, is the place corruption might be successfully prevented as a result of prevention is healthier than treatment,” he mentioned.
“The battle in opposition to corruption and different social ills that plague our nation is the collective accountability of everybody in our society. Subsequently, a discussion board like that is essential to make everybody conscious of tackling corruption,” he added.
He charged the EFCC to implement the battle in opposition to corruption in any respect ranges of presidency in Nigeria.
Additionally talking, the Minister for Particular Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Zaphaniah Jisalo, recommended the initiatives of the EFCC and ALGON for the workshop, calling for strong discussions, alternate of concepts and correct implementation of resolutions on the finish of the workshop.
The 2-day workshop aimed toward native authorities chairmen, improvement middle coordinators, native authorities secretaries, heads of personnel administration, treasurers, native authorities auditors, council audio system and different staff is predicted to leverage their mobilization and sensitization in the direction of accountable and prudent administration. of assets at native degree.
