The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Sule Abdulaziz, has said the management, in recognising the gravity of corruption, is poised to prevent and stamp out the menace in the agency.
Abdulaziz said this on Thursday in Abuja at the unveiling of a Preventive Guide Handbook to educate members of staff against corrupt practices by the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit.
The MD said that in recognising the severity of corruption, the management established the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit.
Abdulaziz, represented by the Executive Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services, TCN, Mr. Justin Ododo, said that ACTU was set up to spearhead TCN’s commitment to eradicating corruption.
“Today, as we learn more through this anti-corruption awareness programme, it is important to note that the handbook is a crucial tool in our ongoing fight against corruption.
“Rather than reacting to corruption after it occurs, its emphasis is on prevention, I, therefore, urge all staff to actively engage with this guide, internalise its content, and apply its principles in their daily activities.
“Let us not view the handbook as a mere office document for our office tables, We must make an effort to read it and it is by reading and understanding its content that we will be empowered to become exemplary ambassadors of TCN,” he said.
According to him, the handbook will equally help the TCN staff to foster a workplace culture that is resistant to corruption.
“Application of its content therefore is key,” he said
Abdulaziz, while commending the ACTU team for compiling the anti-corruption guide, said that TCN management on her own part pledges unwavering support in fulfilling its responsibilities.
“I implore each member of TCN to embrace the values outlined in the handbook and contribute to a workplace that nurtures growth in the right direction,” he said.
On his part, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, said that ACTU was an internal mechanism in Ministries, Department and Agencies to check corruption and promote integrity
Represented by an official of the commission, Mutiat Musasaid, the chairman said that the ACTU was put in place to educate members of staff against corrupt practices.
The ICPC boss said that there was a need for MDAs to institute a policy framework that ensures effective regulation of good practice as well as measures against corrupt practices.
“There should also be training and retraining plan for staff to educate them on corrupt practices in order for them to have zero tolerance to corruption,’’ he said.
The ICPC chairman commended TCN for its effort in promoting the fight against corruption and urged the management to do more to support the activities of the ACTU.
