ICPC takes anti-corruption war to psychiatric hospital
The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye, has urged workers of thr Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Sokoto to shun and expose corruption in the hospital.
Mr Owasanoye gave the charge at the inauguration of the hospital’s Anti Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on Monday in Kware LGA.
The ICPC chair, represented by ICPC commissioner in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara Garba Tukur-Idris, stressed the need for the workers to continue to ensure that the hospital remain corruption-free.
He attributed the rising level of corruption in public offices to community pressure and expectations of people on public service workers in the country.
Mr Owasanoye commended the medical director of the hospital, Shehu Sale, for supporting ACTU.
He explained that the federal government mandated ICPC to establish the anti-corruption unit in all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as an internal mechanism of monitoring and reporting corruption issues.
Mr Owasanoye urged the inaugurated ACTU members to live above board and serve as ICPC representative in the fight against corruption.
“Undeniably, for the war against corruption to be fought and won in all MDAs on a sustainable basis, all hands must be on deck; as allies in the war against corruption, we believe that members of ACTUs needed to be on the same page with the ICPC,” Mr Owasanoye stated.
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