The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu, has said the lack of integrity and failure to uphold ethical standards remain at the heart of Nigeria’s governance and developmental challenges.

Aliyu made the assertion on Wednesday while delivering his opening address at the International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Integrity in Governance, organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, the training arm of the ICPC, in Keffi, Nasarawa State.

Speaking on the theme, “Strengthening Integrity Systems for Sustainable Development and Public Trust in Nigeria’, the ICPC Chairman said the country must urgently reinforce ethical compliance across all sectors to achieve meaningful progress.

“It is an acknowledged fact that lack of integrity and failure in ethical compliance is at the centre of most of the challenges our country is facing today,” he said.

He noted that addressing corruption requires the collective involvement of all sectors of society, stressing that anti-graft agencies alone cannot win the fight.

“The anti-corruption fight requires the active participation of public institutions, the private sector, civil society organisations, professional bodies, faith-based organisations, the media, academia and citizens,” he said.

Aliyu added that stronger collaboration and sustained commitment were necessary to rebuild public trust and strengthen governance systems in the country.

He also said the conference was designed to promote practical solutions to corruption and encourage evidence-based reforms.

In his remarks, the Provost of ACAN, Professor Sheriff Ibrahim, described corruption as a major obstacle to Nigeria’s socio-economic development, adding that the conference aimed to generate workable policy recommendations.

“Lack of transparency and integrity in governance contributed significantly to the continent’s developmental setbacks,” he added.

Also speaking, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, called for a more determined and action-driven approach to the fight against corruption, warning that rhetoric alone would not yield results.

Nigeria has continued to grapple with widespread concerns over corruption, governance deficits, and weak institutional accountability.

Over the years, successive administrations and anti-graft agencies have repeatedly emphasized the need to strengthen integrity systems and ethical compliance in both public and private sectors.

The latest remarks by the ICPC Chairman were made against this backdrop during a national anti-corruption conference aimed at promoting reforms and rebuilding public trust in governance.

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