IGP moves against corruption, partners with ‘Not In my Country’

THE Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, in his drive to rid Nigeria of corruption, has approved partnership with the Akin Fadeyi Foundation (AFF) on its retail and grassroots Anti-Corruption drive, ‘Not In My Country’ in furtherance of  the organisation’s European Union (EU) funded Anti Corruption programme in Nigeria.

The office of the Inspector-General of Police in a release signed by his Principal Staff Officer (PSO), ACP Ibrahim Bakori, made this known.

“I write to convey the approval of the Inspector General of Police on the formal partnership with the Akin Fadeyi Foundation on its “Corruption: Not In My Country Project”. The Partnership will be driven by the Foundation’s expertise in Citizen Voice and Action Advocacy and the Inspector-General of Police’s commitment to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration’s zero tolerance for corruption.

“This grassroots anti-corruption advocacy project is a timely and unique tool geared towards creating awareness of corrupt practices and how to prevent them. Using the digital media, “Corruption: Not In My Country Project” will empower citizens to demand accountability from the Police, and create awareness amongst the personnel of the Force on the need to shun corruption,” the IG’s letter stated.

In his acceptance message, the Executive Director, Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Mr Akin Fadeyi said, “For us at Akin Fadeyi Foundation, this is another milestone in our quest to build an enviable, saner and development-oriented society. This partnership is germane to our unique desire to contribute our quota in building a Nigeria Police endowed with the tenets of transparency, accountability and excellent service delivery consistent with global best practices.”

Fadeyi commended the IG for being pragmatic, vision-driven and irrevocably committed to motivating the rank and file of the police institution especially through his recent approval of the promotion of Inspectors and members of the rank and file of the Police.

He further expressed gratitude to International Development Partners, which includes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) under the Project on Support to Anticorruption in Nigeria which is fully funded by the European Union for partnering with the “Not In My Country” campaign against retail and grassroots corruption.

Recently, the Foundation held an anti-corruption capacity building in secondary schools in Abuja, Some of them are Government Girls Secondary School Dutse; Government Day Secondary School, Dutse-Alhaji; Government Secondary School Bwari; Government Day Secondary School Bwari; Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada; Government Secondary School, Kwali; Government Secondary School, Hajj Camp and School For The Gifted, Gwagwalada  amongst others.