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By Anthony Maliki, Samuel Torlumun, Keffi
Provost of the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), Keffi in Nasarawa State, Professor Olatunde Babawale, says in order to effectively address corruption, the tone set by the leadership of MDAs is very key.
He said this underscores the need to focus on leadership qualities and organisational strategies that transcend individual regimes.
The provost made the remarks Monday in an address to the opening of a five-day workshop on “Senior executive course in organisational integrity management” at the Academy. He was represented the Deputy Director, Administration of the Academy, Mr. Samuel Lodam.
He said the menace of corruption abounds in our public life and private endeavours with the pains and consequences are evident in our daily existence as individuals and as nation.
According to him, corruption has done unimaginable damage to our psyche as a people and particularly left public institutions and establishments grappling with one issue or the other.
Professor Babawale said whether we turn to the federal, state or local government tier or the executive, judicial or legislative arm of government, tales of corruption are everywhere.
“At the centre of these indigestible circumstances is the lack of integrity in the processes, practices and procedures of the ministries, extra-ministerial departments and agencies of government,” he explained.
He described the Senior Executive course as one of the flagship programmes of the Academy that seeks to bridge anti-corruption gap.
The provost said the course is aimed at building a core of leaders to drive that anti-corruption agenda in the public and private sectors of the country by setting the right tone.
He pointed out that leaders and senior managers of public and private sector organisations, including government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs as well as federal and state anti-corruption agencies are crucial to the successful prosecution of the national war against corruption.
He noted that the Senior Executive Course is designed to develop participants’ understanding of key issues in corruption and anti-corruption work.
Professor Babawale also said the course is to build their capacity to provide leadership in tackling corruption in their respective workplaces and develop their competences for building their personal and organisations into anti-corruption agents.
“It further aims at building capacity to strategically lead with emotional intelligence in the 21st Century and manage their stakeholders in the war against corruption in public and private sectors,” he explained.
Besides, he said participants will be equipped with requisite skills to infuse integrity action plans as a veritable corruption prevention strategy in their organizations as well as the skills for designing, implementing and monitoring their organisation’s integrity systems.
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