NAN-H-40
Corruption
Omu-Aran (Kwara), May 18, 2017 (NAN) The National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) in Omu-Aran, Kwara, says it is collaborating with relevant security agencies in the state to reduce the menace of fraudulent practices at the grassroots.
Kwara South, Mr Olushola Babalola, the NAVC Coordinator in Kwara South, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area.
NAN reports that NAVC is an arm of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Babalola said the organisation viewed the prevalent fraudulent practices, especially among petty traders and filling stations as worrisome, warning that such act would no longer be condoned.
He also said that NAVC was partnering with the Federal Road Safety Corps unit in the area to reduce the menace of road crashes, especially on federal highways.
Babalola said the organisation’s recent visit to security agencies within the community was meant to evolve workable synergy toward sanitising the society of unscrupulous elements.
According to him, the NAVC viewed the issue of tackling corrupt practices in all its ramifications as a collective responsibility of relevant stakeholders to achieve the desired result.
“The habit of offering financial inducement by road users, be it private, commercial drivers or motorcyclists to evade justice for offences committed would no longer be condoned.
“Imposing fines for road offences is not meant to be punitive, but to instill discipline and full compliance with laid down regulations for a safer road.
“It is our hope that a workable synergy between the organisation and other sister agencies will go a long way to bring back sanity to daily dealings,” he said.
Babablola added that the organisation had recently embarked on the monitoring of activities of some filling stations within the metropolis.
The objective, he said, was to ensure full compliance with laid down rules and regulation guiding their operations.
He said NAVC had set up anti-corruption clubs among students in primary and secondary schools to educate them on the dangers inherent in engaging in fraudulent and illicit acts.
“The whole essence is to instill discipline and good morals on students along their academic pursuit for them to become useful to the society,” Babalola said. (NAN)
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Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu/Maharazu Ahmed