In lieu of some of the recent security directive which have been put in place by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have openly reaffirmed their full commitment to make sure that the collaborations which they would be making with some of the other government agencies towards supporting the Federal Government’s anti-corruption campaigns would be in full gear.
This report had been confirmed by the Director of the Human Capital and Administration, Mr. Usman Malah, who had represented the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who had hosted a delegation from the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), which paid a courtesy visit to commend NCC for its role in enabling embrace of digital culture in the country.
According to Malah, the NCC had also earned a good score of 81.15 percent in the year 2020, putting it in the top 10 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government among 352 MDAs assessed on Ethics Compliance and Integrity Scorecard (ECIS) by the ICPC.
Malah told the PCC delegation that “with this performance, the Commission also emerged as the most ethically compliant government regulatory agency for the year 2020 under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.”
According to Malah, it was natural for NCC to support efforts geared towards tackling corruption in the country and he had also agreed that the NCC was willing to collaborate with the PCC to boost the anti-corruption campaign of the Federal Government aimed at curbing corruption and negative tendencies among the Nigerian youth.
The Commission had also acknowledged the PCC’s enlightenment programme on anti-corruption targeted at the Nigerian public, the youths and students, who, he had quipped that can be great stakeholders for the sustainability of the anti-corruption campaign, and support for telecom sector initiatives to boost the national economy.