The absence of adequate sanctions for offenders and proper reward regimes for people above board are reasons the federal government is losing the battle against corruption in the country.
This was disclosed by the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN),on Friday.
Owasanoye said this at a one-day stakeholders zonal dialogue on the implementation of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, South-South edition held in Benin City, Edo State capital.
“Nigeria is never lacking In laws and policies aimed at curbing corruption and indiscipline, perhaps, the problem is implementation and effective enforcement, based on well designed and implementable Standard Operational Procedure(SOP),” Owasanoye said.
“For government policies to succeed, they must be people-driven and not government-driven. This is the difference between the National Ethics and Integrity Policy and previous similar policies that have gone moribund and obsolete.”
