Earlier today, Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption at the Federal House of Representatives joined Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices

Earlier today, Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, the Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption at the Federal House of Representatives joined Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Emmanuel Udende, represented by Senator Yaro Anthony Siyako, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, ably represented by M.B Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecution and other key stakeholders to unveil the Five Thematic Areas to combat Corruption and enhance Fiscal Transparency in Local Governments.

The ICPC outlined five key thematic areas to tackle corruption and enhance fiscal transparency in Nigeria’s local government administration.

This initiative which was announced on Thursday by the ICPC Chairman during the launch of ICPC’s Accountability and Corruption Prevention Programme for Local Governments in Nigeria (ACPP-LG).

The ICPC Chairman emphasized the urgency of tackling corruption at the local government level and ensuring financial transparency. He also highlighted that the ACPP-LG reform was driven by a Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for local governments.

The Chairman further states that the key objectives of this initiative includes ensuring transparency in local government operations, facilitating proactive disclosure of financial and administrative activities, enhancing public communication and citizen engagement, training officials on ethical governance, leveraging technology for transparency, promoting collaboration with civil society and development partners, establishing monitoring mechanisms, fostering inclusivity, and encouraging sustainable development practices.

Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, in his word emphasized that one of the primary obstacles to the effectiveness of local governments had been their financial dependence on State Governments. However, with the Supreme Court’s judgement affirming full financial autonomy for local governments, this challenge would be resolved.

He went further by stating that, the only major foreseeable obstacle on local governments becoming hubs of development is corruption. This is why the ICPC’s rollout of the Accountability and Corruption Prevention Programme for Local Governments is a crucial step in instilling a culture of accountability and corruption prevention.

Other dignitaries also gave their goodwill messages and also applaud the ICPC for this wonderful initiative and look forward to it’s full implementation.

E-Signed:
Adamoh-faniyan Bolaji
Media Aide to Hon. (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, MHR, Lagos Island Federal Constituency II
Chairman, House Committee on Anti-corruption