The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has agreed in principle to deploy Nigerian youths to monitor corruption in public sectors at both federal and state levels with a view to reporting cases of grafts to it for necessary action.
Already, the anti-graft Commission in a communique agreed to the process of urging the youths, mostly students in the tertiary institutions to monitor the disbursement of the bailout funds released by the Federal Government to the states, while reporting any fraud associating with process of disbursements.
The youths are also to pay attention to cases of unnecessary increase of school fees by school administrations, police extortion, and other corrupt acts that affect students in their respective states.
A synergy between ICPC and the Nigerian youths on the fight against corruption was the fall out of just concluded two-day National Conference on Youth against Corruption which held at the International Conference Center Abuja.
The Conference themed, Eradicating Corruption In Nigeria: Youths Perspective and Engagement drew participants and representatives from federal government, Nigerian students, youth groups, youth-based Non-Governmental Organisations and youth entrepreneurs.
Federal government officials at the conference had advised the youths to shun all acts of corruption in order for them to effectively take possession of the struggles for reducing corruption within the Nigerian society.
After the two days of delebrations, the Conference, resolved to create a platform for youth across Nigeria to unite for the purpose of creating awareness among themselves on the danger corruption constitute to their future and how to join the anti-graft agencies in combating the vices.
A communiqué issues at the end of the Conference, has however, indicated that ICPC will launch Campus Watchdog Initiatives to establish its presence and help the students fight tertiary institution-related corrupt acts.
The Communiqué also among others states that, “That the anti-corruption war should be deepened on the Internet and the social media; and the legal framework for fighting cybercrime be strengthened to fight technology-induced corruption;
“Government should support ICPC with more funding to enable the agency execute a more intensive fight against corruption;”
*That the teaching of the National Values Curriculum in schools should be intensified to ensure its widespread implementation across the educational system;
“That access to broadband Internet should be considered a human rights issue and be made available to all youths; while the relevant authorities martial out a comprehensive IT-based career development plan for the youths;
“That government should address the high tariffs charged by the GSM companies;
“That government should monitor the spending of internally generated revenues raised by school authorities through increased fees and levies;
“That religious organizations and institutions should be mobilized to join the crusade against corruption.”
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