The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has lauded the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for consistently adhering to the principles of Federal Character in the composition of it's workforce.
According to a press release signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment and Education of the ICPC, Mr. Demola Bakare, fsi, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Allwell Onyesoh, gave the commendation Wednesday, during the appearance of the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, and his management team before the Committee to present the Commission’s staff profile and deployment statistics.
The statement said Senator Onyesoh expressed satisfaction with ICPC's compliance and praised the Commission for demonstrating a clear commitment to fairness, equity, and national representation in its appointments and promotions as he urged other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to emulate the Commission’s exemplary model.
The statement quoted Senator Onyesoh saying, “ICPC has shown that due process is not only possible but also achievable. What you have presented today gives us hope that we still have institutions and individuals committed to building a better Nigeria. You have honoured this institution by being open and transparent about how you conduct appointments and elevate officers to high positions.”
The statement went further that Senator Onyesoh decried the failure of many agencies to appear before the committee, noting that those who appeared have come short of the Federal character principle. He promised to refer defaulting MDAs to ICPC to learn.
According to the release, the presentation of the Commission’s personnel statistics by the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, revealed that the Commission currently has 1,163 staff members, fairly distributed across the six geopolitical zones as follows: North Central – 19%, North West – 19%, North East – 16%, South South – 16%, South West – 16%, and South East – 14%.
The ICPC Chairman further revealed that the Commission had ten directors overseeing its various departments, with nine substantive directors and one in acting capacity, also equitably distributed across the six zones.
Dr. Aliyu said, “The Commission, as Nigeria’s leading anti-graft agency, is proud to be practicing what it preaches. We are fully committed to upholding all extant rules and regulations, including the Federal Character Balancing Index, and we have been repeatedly commended by the Federal Character Commission for our consistent compliance.”
The statement concluded that Dr. Aliyu reaffirmed the Commission’s dedication to promoting equity and inclusiveness, noting that these values are central to its mandate of fostering integrity and good governance in Nigeria.
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