ICPC to re-introduce anti-corruption clubs in Enugu schools


The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will re-introduce anti-corruption clubs in secondary schools to sustain the campaign against corruption.

The ICPC commissioner in Enugu state, Mr Sule Amedu, said this  Thursday during the Inter-Secondary School Anti-corruption Debate among selected schools in the state.The debate, entitled ‘Prevention of Corruption is Better Than Enforcement’, was organised by a non-governmental organisation, called Global Society for Anti-Corruption (GSAC), in collaboration with the ICPC.Amedu, who was represented by the head, Education and Public Enlightenment, Mr Godwin Achile, said it had become necessary to fight corruption through literary exercises.

He said the commission had no option than to enlist the collaboration of students whom, he said, were worse hit by the effect of corruption.He stated that it would no longer be business as usual for those who had long sabotaged the future of young Nigerians.“Those stealing our collective wealth should understand that it is no longer business as usual.“This literary exercise will afford us the opportunity to collectively take a stand against corruption,” Amedu said.

Earlier, the Regional Director of GSAC, Mrs Amaka Nweke, said the competition was aimed at inculcating moral values in the students.Nweke said the exercise would also provide a platform for the young people to participate actively in the fight against corruption and other vices in the academic community.She listed cultism, examination malpractice, drug abuse, sexual harassment, vandalism, truancy, loitering and extortion as some of the vices.She said the exercise was an indication that the anti-graft agencies alone could not fight corruption. She stated that public enlightenment and youth mobilisation were crucial for the crusade to succeed. (NAN)

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