The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged state governments to step up in the fight against corruption, stressing that local and state levels are the true battlegrounds where resource leakages hurt citizens the most.
Speaking at a roundtable in Abuja, ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, said mismanagement of public funds denies Nigerians access to basic needs such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
He called on commissioners of information to use strategic communication to drive accountability, transparency, and ethical reorientation at the grassroots.
Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption, Kayode Akiola, described corruption as a major obstacle to national development, urging information managers to leverage their platforms to demand accountability.
He assured that the National Assembly would continue strengthening legal frameworks to entrench transparency.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, reaffirmed that anti-corruption agencies under President Bola Tinubu are working with full independence and will not be used as political tools.
He stressed that the government’s fight against corruption is anchored on fairness, transparency, and rule of law.