The Government of Namibia, in a bid to fight against corruption has approached the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to explore training opportunities and share expertise with the personnel of Namibian Anti-corruption Commission.
The Namibian government’s proposition was announced on Friday when its Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Humphrey Geiseb paid a courtesy call to the ICPC headquarters.
According to him, Nigeria as a country held an exalted position in the fight against corruption in the African continent and its expertise needed to be shared with other countries in the continent.
The Ambassador further revealed that Namibia also had its own anti-corruption agency known as the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC) and that the Commission would love to learn about the success story of Nigeria, especially in the recovery of stolen assets by the ICPC and its sister agency, the EFCC.
In reaction to this request, the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, appreciated the presence of the Namibian Ambassador to Nigeria during the launch of ICPC’s Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028, reiterating that the fight against corruption in Africa was not to be fought in isolation.
He maintained that the Commission was ever ready and willing to partner with other anti-corruption bodies on the continent to curb the menace of corruption in Africa, emphasising that the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, (ACAN) – the training arm of ICPC– would come in handy in their training request for personnel of the Namibian Anti-Corruption Commission.
