From Uchenna Ezeadigwe
Awka
Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) has instituted a five member Anti-corruption transparency Unit (ACTU).
News Echo reports that the Anti-corruption and Transparency Unit, is an initiative of the Federal Government to serve as an in-house mechanism for corruption prevention within Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government nationwide.
The inauguration which took place at the ASUBEB Utility Hall, Awka had in attendance Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related, offences commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye.
Performing the inauguration, the Chairman of ICPC, Professor Owasanoye, represented by State Commissioner of ICPC, Enugu office, Barrister Sule Amedu, said the business of acquisition of basic education in Anambra State, which is the main mandate of the Board, can easily be achieved when right policies, systems, structures and professionals are put in place.
He charged the members of the unit to use the mandate given to them to help the Board achieve transparency, accountability, honesty and diligence in the discharge of its duties.
In a lecture titled “the role of Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit in the fight against corruption in MDAs”, the Head, Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, ICPC, Enugu State office, Mr. Ikeoha Chukwuma, said the unit derives its powers from Section seven, Sub section one of the ICPC Act 2000, which empowers the Chairman of the Commission to make standing orders, adding that the Unit shall operate as an autonomous outfit, with functional linkage with the office of the Chief Executive of the respective establishments and must be self-accounting, being guided by core values of integrity, accountability and principles.
