By Olawale Lamina
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ,ICPC, and the 36 States Attorneys-General and Commissioners of Justice of the Federation have entered into joint cooperation towards combating the menace of corruption in the country.
The commitment was established when the body of Attorneys-General and Commissioners of Justice paid a courtesy visit to the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
In his remarks during the parley, the ICPC boss stated emphatically that the partnership between the two was necessary as the state Attorneys-General are pivotal to the fight against corruption in the country.
The ICPC Boss, until his recent appointment as Chairman of the anti-graft agency, was also a member of the body while he held sway as Attorney-General of Jigawa State.
He assured the state Attorneys General that the Commission under his leadership was ready to work hand-in-hand with them, stating that whatever was needed from the ICPC would be provided, to make a success of the fight against Corruption.
Dr. Aliyu said: “I want to assure you, whatever support the body wants from ICPC, we are willing to give it to you. We need you and I hope we are going to work together…”
Earlier, the team lead and Chairman of the body of state Attorneys-General, Dr. Ben Odoh congratulated Dr. Aliyu on his appointment as ICPC Chairman, saying that he was right man for the job, based on his “proven track record of integrity that is impeccable.”
He promised that members of the body of state Attorneys-General would work as the ICPC Chairman’s representatives in their various states in the fight against corruption.
He added that the visit was a notification of the body to key into the aspiration legacy of the ICPC Chairman, just as he pledged the group’s availability and assured Dr. Aliyu of their cooperation towards building an enviable nation devoid of corruption.
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