水果派 ACTU committee
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission聽( ICPC)聽has inaugurated the 4th committee members of the 水果派 of Nigeria鈥檚聽Anti-Corruption and聽Transparency聽Units聽(NOUN-ACTU) which was聽held at聽university聽headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
The commission鈥檚 Head,聽Corruption聽Monitoring and聽Evaluation Division, Mr.聽Olayinka Aiyegbayo, who聽represented聽the聽ICPC chairman,聽said during the event held on聽Thursday,聽November聽3,聽2022, that聽creation of ACTU in MDAs was initiated by ICPC in collaboration with the office of the Head of Civil Service of the federation (OHCSF) and approved by the聽Federal Executive Council in 2001 to serve as an in-house check mechanism against corrupt and unethical practices.
He said over the years , the commission has taken keen interest in evaluating and correcting corrupt practices in educational institutions聽as the聽sector is key to national development.
Olayinka added that NOUN聽as a citadel of learning with a vision of being the 鈥樷檉oremost university providing highly accessible and enhanced quality education鈥︹欌, has a duty to ensure that its workforce shun corrupt practices 聽and discharge their duties diligently, responsibly and accountably.
鈥樷橣rom our record the institute had an ACTU which was duly inaugurated in 2017. However, that unit was ineffective as it did not undertake any activity as entrusted by the standing order for the 聽operations of ACTU in MDAs聽for the duration of its tenure .
鈥淚 hope that this inauguration, the unit would be empowered to deliver on its mandate which include periodic sensitization of staff on and against corruption; examination of systems process and procedures that are prone to corruption and proffering solutions; developing and reviewing code of ethics for staff and ensuring compliance with 聽same.
鈥淢onitoring budget implementation of the institute ; coordinating the deployment of the ethics and integrity compliance scorecard and undertaking preliminary investigations into complaints/reports received amongst others.鈥欌
He聽empathised that the ACTU is not envisioned as a parallel authority to the management, rather it is expected to operate under the direct oversight of the Vice-Chancellor, so as to complement management鈥檚 effort in promoting transparency and accountability within the institution.
Olayinka also implored management to see the unit in this light and to support it by providing a conducive environment to function, provide funds and office accommodation as well as incorporate the unit members in various standing committees聽as observer as stipulated in the extant circular of government Ref No: OHCSF/SPSO/CSTD/314/T2/61 dated October,聽2016.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic,聽Prof. Uduma O. Uduma,聽who聽represented聽the Vice-Chancellor聽Prof. Olufemi聽Peters,聽assured ICPC that management of the university will always give its unflinching聽support to NOUN-ACTU by approving the continuity of its mandate which 聽starts with inauguration of the newly appointed NOUN-committee members.
鈥樷橧 want to say that NOUN is already ICPC-certified and can stand tall among the community universities,鈥 expressing hope for聽a continuous robust relationship between the university and the commission.
The Head, NOUN-ACTU committee, Mrs.聽Nzenwa Doris,聽said聽the task assigned to the committee will be done uncompromisingly with a spirit of patriotism and utmost professionalism in order to achieve a near zero corruption and almost 100% transparency 聽within the NOUN community.
She urged everyone to be supportive so that a corruption-free and highly changed transparent NOUN will be achieved because ACTU cannot do it all alone.
Doris appreciated the Vice-Chancellor for his support to the committee and other principal officers,聽who in spite of other choices,聽appointed them as the new NOUN-ACTU committee members.
She reminded聽NOUN-ACTU desk officers聽at the study centres who have pledged their support to work hard so聽that聽their objectives聽will be聽achieved by聽the end of their tenure.
Barrister Alice Bolarinwa sworn-in聽the newly appointed NOUN ACTU members and reminded them that聽the聽expiry聽of their tenure聽will be in three years which can be extended to six years, if they perform excellently well.