ICPC chief appeals to religious and regal authorities on morality

Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has provided advice on community development to kings, religious figures, and civil society organizations.

He delivered the counsel during a one-day dialogue on executive tracking and the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP) with traditional leaders, religious figures, and civil society organizations in Lagos.
Owasanoye claimed that the design and implementation of NEIP identified and recognized monarchs, religious leaders, and civil society organizations as crucial stakeholders in its promotion. She was represented by Mrs. Olubukola Balogun, a member of the ICPC board.

Those closest to the people at the grassroots, he claimed, created crucial groupings and had a significant impact on bringing about and maintaining societal change.

Rev. Johnson Ogunrinde, a spokesman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), expressed regret that the Nigerian culture consistently valued wealth that had not been earned fairly.

“It is unfortunate that nobody would ask these people where they got the money from when they come to our neighborhood with their money,” he continued.
The Possi 3, the Alapa of Apa kingdom in Badagry, Oba Oyekan Ajose, said that corruption permeated the government and its agencies on a systemic level.

He claimed that without the required credentials, people purchased their way to the top.

Alhaji Hazmat Azeez, the chairman of the Community Development Association in Lagos, stated: “We as a country need to re-examine the type of administration we are running.”

He recommended lawmakers to enact legislation that would prevent corrupt politicians from running for office again.