The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called on Nigerians to assist the commission in its efforts to rid the country of corruption through the volunteer corps scheme.
The National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corp was flagged off in 2009 to promote educational and mass mobilisation of citizens towards the anti-corruption crusade in the country.In an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Mr Godwin Oche, Head of Research and Statistics Department of the commission, said although over 10,000 volunteers had so far been captured, the commission still needs more hands.
“The form is free, absolutely free, all you need to do is to get in touch with ICPC either at the headquarters or any of the 14 state offices, just indicate interest that you want to join the National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corp, and you will be given the form free of charge.
“As at 2010, that’s the last time I took time to get the figure, we have about 10, 700 volunteers already on the scheme.”
Oche disclosed that the integration of anti-corruption studies in the school curriculum was successful in both primary and secondary schools levels.
He expressed the hope that the anti-corruption courses would soon be integrated into the tertiary institutions curriculum.
“It started from the basic 1-9 infused in the curriculum, social studies, religious studies and all these other social science courses, economics and so on and so forth and it’s a gradual thing.
“The secondary school level, the implementation has started and gradually it will get to the tertiary; at the tertiary level, it will be taught in the general studies courses.”
He said that education was the surest means of enlightening Nigerians on the dangers of corruption in the country.?