A former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Godfrey Dikeocha, has called on the upper and lower legislative Chambers of the National Assembly to enact a law to compulsorily deposit details of contracts awards above N50 million with anti-graft agencies in Nigeria.
He said all contract awards above N50 million by each of the three tiers of government should have their files deposited with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies for proper tracking.
He stated this at the unveiling of “Corruption Tori, Season 3”, titled: “Carry the fight against Corruption for your head, na you get am” on Tuesday in Abuja.
The politician said proactive approach was the best form of fighting corruption, hence, the Nigeria’s fight against corruption must move from arrest and prosecution to prevention.
DAILY POST reports that at the event attended by Police officers, ICPC operatives and the EFCC, Dikeocha said allowing corruption to happen and then those who perpetrate it are arrested and prosecuted may be good, but the harm would have been inflicted on Nigerians.
He further suggested that workers in Nigeria must earn a living wage to be able to check corruption in government offices.
“Workers in Nigeria must earn a living wage if corruption must be tackled because an underpaid civil servant is part of the reason corruption seems to be endemic within the public sector,” he said.
Speaking at the event, CSP EL-Mustapha Sani, who represented the Inspector-General of Police, said that the police force was making itself open to receive complaints from members of the public who have issues of corruption against any police officer.
He observed that a situation in which a police constable receives 40 thousand Naira as a monthly salary creates temptation to fall for corrupt tendencies.
CSP Sani praised Signature Communications for making Nigeria’s younger generation the target of the corruption Tori.
