A MEMBER of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Dame Julie Onum-Nwariaku has been elected as chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption.
Mrs. Nwariaku is the only Nigerian among the members of the committee set up by the African Union(AU) at the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2011.
Functions of the board shall be:
To promote and encourage adoption and application of anti-corruption measures on the continent, collect and document information on the nature and scope of corruption and related offences in Africa; and Develop methodologies for analyzing the nature and extent of corruption in Africa, and disseminate information and sensitize the public to the negative effects of corruption and related offences.
The Board is expected to submit a report to the executive council on a regular basis on the progress made by each state party in complying with the provisions of the Convention.
The Convention also has among its objectives to: promote and strengthen the development in Africa by each state party, of mechanisms required to prevent, detect, punish and eradicate corruption and related offences in the public and private sectors as well as to promote socio-economic development by removing obstacles to the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights.
Also, the ICPC is to hold a presidential anti-corruption interactive forum in collaboration with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).
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ICPC official elected chairman of AU anti-graft bod