The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on the Nigerian Union of Jounalist, Anambra state Council ,to join hands in the fight against corruption.
The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner (RACC), Anambra State office, Mr. Godwin Oche, made the call during the May Congress of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), held in Awka recently.
Mr. Oche who was represented at the congress by a staff of the state office, Mr. Inalegwu Shaibu, maintained that public sector corruption was the bane of development in Nigeria which cannot be confronted without the media.
He acknowledged that the media, as a critical stakeholder in the society, has a major role to play in the battle against corruption as it can report and expose corrupt practices when it happened as well as educate the citizenry on or against the menace.
According to Shaibu, “Public sector corruption has been one of the banes of national development. It is cheaper and more result-oriented to government to prevent corrupt practices from happening than to fight it.
Responding, Vice Chairman on the Union, Mrs Ngozi Obileri acknowledged the delegates and assured them of the members cooperation the dessimenation of information that will help in the fight against corruption in the country particularly in Anambr state.
However an appraisal of the Agency successful achievements as well as those activities ongoing about tackling the menace of corruption in the country.