Anti-graft Agencies Cannot Fight Corruption Alone-ICPC Boss

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ekpo Nta, at the weekend said his commission and other anti- graft agencies in the country cannot curb the menace of corruption in the country alone.

Nta who spoke at the convocation ceremony of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, solicited the support of members of the public in fighting corruption that had eaten deep into the fabric of the society.

The ICPC Chairman stressed that the Federal Government would only succeed in its war against corruption if the masses support it.

He commended the whistle blowing idea introduced by the federal government, stressing that the policy has yielded great results.

According to him, the commission now receives several petitions on corrupt practices on daily basis from different quarters.

Nta, who delivered the university convocation lecture titled – “Ethical Deficit, Corruption and Crisis of National Identity: Integrity of Termites,” said the anti-graft agencies need the support of ordinary Nigerians to fight corruption in the country.

He reiterated that “the whistle-blowing system has tremendously increased the number of petitions received by the commission unlike before when people were not encouraged to give out information to the commission.”