The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, today revealed that the anti-graft agency recovered diverted public funds to the tune of N13 billion in the month of September only Aliyu made the revelation in his welcome address at the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 Strategic Action Plan in Abuja, saying ICPC had make significant progress in the fight against corruption on Nigeria.
Describing the recovery as a remarkable achievement, the chairman said it was a testament to ICPC’s relentless efforts aimed at combating corruption and ensuring accountability in the country. While saying that the recovery was just one of the many ways the commission has been working to fulfill its mandate, Aliyu informed that ICPC had embarked on information communication technology (ICT) reforms aimed at digitalisation of its operations.
According to him, “Over the past years, the ICPC has made significant progress in discharging its mandate; for example, we recovered over N13 billion diverted public funds in September, 2024 alone We are also embarking on ICT reforms that will digitalise our operations and enable more efficient investigations, case management, and internal processes.
The ICPC boss asserted that the reforms would position the anti-corruption commission as a leader in.leveraging technology to combat the menace of corruption, among others he added that the commission was also developing a specialised curriculum aimed at enhancing the enforcement capacity of its personnel.
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