The foundation’s Executive Director, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, made the call at the inaugural advocacy meeting of the newly launched project of the foundation, “Encouraging Accountability and Transparency Through Faith-Based Intervention” (EAT-FIn).
Adeyemi said the anti-corruption project of the foundation was inaugurated to fashion holistic and practical ways of tackling corruption in the country.
He said the foundation would be taking its advocacy and sensitisation beyond Abuja to Kaduna, Kogi, Osun and Lagos states in its first phase.
Imam Adeyemi decried the high rate of corruption in the country, maintaining that it was the bane of Nigeria’s progress and development.
“We as Muslims need to lead the change in the anti-corruption campaign. Corruption has been responsible for the poor state of education, healthcare and general infrastructure decay in the country
“So, all hands must be on deck to change this narrative,” he said.
Adeyemi emphasised that corruption was not limited to government circles as religious organisations were also culpable.
He said the foundation would be collaborating with stakeholders such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), schools and religious organisations to stem the tide of corruption and monitor proposed government projects at all levels.
Earlier, the coordinator of EAT-FIn, Mrs Rekiya Momoh-Abaji, expressed optimism that the project would go a long way in reducing corruption in the country.
She stressed the need for transparency, accountability and rule of law to fast-track Nigeria’s development.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the programme was attended by Islamic scholars, the academia, non-governmental organisations and government officials.
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