The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Ekpo Nta, has urged the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to extend its sensitisation campaign to embassies in the country as well as Nigerians, intending to travel overseas on issues of rules and regulations, affecting visitors to ensure that they do not inadvertently engage in unacceptable practices when they visit other countries of the world.
This was as the two agencies agreed to collaborate in carrying out aggressive enlightenment campaign against corruption and other unwholesome behaviours aimed at salvaging the battered local and international image of Nigeria.
Nta, who spoke while playing host to the Director General of NOA, Dr. Garba Abari, in his office, noted that the core strategy of ICPC was corruption prevention.
He used the opportunity to counsel the youth to take advantage of the present administration’s effort in job creation initiatives to gain meaningful livelihood instead of patronising job racketeers.
The NOA DG said the visit was a continuation of the cooperation that had existed between the two organisations, noting that they must forge a formidable alliance in the fight against corruption.
He stressed that with its population structure, the country had the demographic advantage to harness its natural resources to its advantage rather than the get-rich-easy syndrome of today’s youths.
Abari noted that the youth, which form 60% of the country’s population, were exposed to various negative values on the social media, which denied them the national core values but added that the agency was determined change the trend.
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