THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged leaders in the country to shun every act of corruption and embrace integrity and uprightness in all their activities.
The spokesperson for the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, made the call at the 2023 Do The Right Thing Summit in Abuja on Thursday.
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Ogugua said that the future of any country depended on the type of leaders it had at all levels from the Federal, State and Local Government areas as well as in in schools and offices.
According to her, the right leader is necessary to bring about the actualization of the dreams and aspirations of the masses.
“The commission wishes to use this opportunity to call on all leaders in the country to shun every act of corruption or compromise and embrace integrity and uprightness in all their activities.
“This will manifest as they follow the rules, give room to others to hold them accountable, and make their work transparent,” she said.
Ogugua said that the commission was working with schools and youth groups to groom leaders who will do the right thing at all times.
She said that the commission hoped that a society that was free from all forms of corruption and corrupt practices.
The spokesperson encouraged all civil society organisations working in the area of anti-corruption and good governance to register with commission for effective collaboration.
