Sunday, October 13, 2024 - The Government of Namibia has sought the help of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its fight against corruption in the country.
The Namibian government said that Nigeria is leading in the
fight against corruption in Africa, so it needs to share its remarkable
achievements in fighting corruption.
According to a statement cited on the commission’s website on
Saturday, October 12, the partnership is aimed at “exploring training
opportunities as well as sharing of expertise with personnel of the Namibian
Anti-corruption Commission in the fight against corruption.”
The statement noted that the Namibian government made the
call on Friday, October 11, when its Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Humphrey Geise,
paid a courtesy call to the ICPC’s headquarters, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital
city.
According to him, Nigeria occupies an exalted position in the
fight against corruption in Africa and such expertise, as Nigeria possesses,
needs to be shared with other African countries.
The statement also noted that the Ambassador further revealed
that Namibia also had an anti-corruption agency known as the Anti-Corruption
Commission of Namibia (ACC) just as he proposed that the commission would love
to learn about the success story coming from Nigeria, especially in the
recovery of stolen assets by the ICPC and its sister agency, the EFCC.
“The fight against corruption is taking a new dimension in
the continent and we believe Nigeria should lead in sharing its expertise in
the fight against corruption and we hope it will open its doors to other
African countries like Namibia to learn.
“We feel ICPC and the EFCC should be able to go the extra
mile to share their remarkable achievements. It’s not good for Namibia to go
outside the continent to learn this,” the statement quoted the envoy as saying.
The statement further noted that in his remarks, the ICPC
Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, appreciated Geise’s presence during the launch of
ICPC’s Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028, just as he reiterated that the
fight against corruption on the continent cannot be fought in isolation.
He maintained that the commission was ever ready and willing
to partner with other anti-corruption bodies on the continent to stem the tide
of corruption in Africa.
He stated, “Those who indulge in corruption have their
networks. So, we too at the continent need to come together so that we can
distort the illegal methods. By doing so, we’ll have good governance and a
vibrant foreign-direct investment on the continent.
“We are aware of the MoU signed by my predecessor, Prof
Bolaji Owasanoye, I wish to reiterate that our doors remain open for any
assistance that the Namibian Anti-corruption Commission may require from us. We
have our own Anti-corruption Academy where we train people, I believe when your
people come, we can also learn from them as well.”
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