Oyo partners ICAN to fight corruption

The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency, on Thursday, said the agency would partner with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria to stamp out corruption in the state. This was made known by the chairman of the agency, Justice Eni Esan (retd), while receiving the pioneer Chairman of Lagelu and District Society of ICAN, Omokemi Oladipo, in her office in Ibadan, the state capital. Esan described the input of chartered accountants as critical in the efforts to curb corruptive tendencies in public offices.

“OYACA has chartered accountants who are members of our investigators. “On your quest for collaboration, I want to assure you that we will not hesitate to partner with your body, particularly in the area of building capacity of our workforce. This will kick-start further collaborations as may be expedient.



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Earlier, Oladipo commended the achievements of OYACA, under the leadership of Justice Esan (retd), adding that the collaboration among OYACA, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission must be adopted by other anti-graft agencies in the country to achieve success. She mentioned the areas of possible collaboration with OYACA to include joint training workshops on ethical practices and anti-corruption measures for accountants and workers in the state. Present at the meeting was a member of the OYACA board, who is also a member of the society, Oyebade Oyedepo; the Executive Secretary of OYACA, Ibrahim Tijani; the Director of ICT, Folasade Ajibade; the Director of Finance and Accounts, Azeez Tajudeen and the Director of Administration and Supplies, Wasiu Alimi.

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