18th October, 2010
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on all Nigerians to join hands with the commission to fight corruption in the country.
Mr. John Okor Odey of the Public Enlightenment Department of the Commission, made the call at the pre-launch conference of the agencyâ€
He said the agency established the corps as a community-based arm of the agency to help in enlightening the mass at the grassroots.
“ICPC gave birth to NAVC out of the agency’s desire to create an all-encompassing platform that belongs to the people in fight against corruption.
“Before now, people see the fight against corruption as exclusive to those in government, that is, the anti-graft agencies, but Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, chairman of ICPC, thought of creating a platform to enable everybody to participate in the war against corruption,” he explained.
Comrade Akinyemi Badejogbin, the coordinator, Lagos State chapter of NAVC, said for Nigeria to be free from corruption, the fight against corruption should start from the grassroots and involve traders, students, peasants, civil servants, professional bodies and men of like mind.
He called on all Nigerians to embrace the offshoot of the agency so as to put an end all forms of corruption in the country.
—Paul Sanusi
