Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has inaugurated the newly constituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, ACTU, at the Commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
The event, which was chaired by the NUPRC Chief Executive Officer, Engr, Gbenga Komolafe, had in attendance the Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning, Mr. Babajide Fasina; Executive Commissioner, Development and Production, Mr. Enorense Adamasu; and Executive Commissioner, Finance & Accounts, Muhammed Sabo Lamido. Others in attendace were Executive Commissioner, Health, Safety, Environment and Community, Capt. John Roland Tonlagha; Commission’s Secretary and Legal Adviser, Bar. Olayemi Anyanechi, and representatives from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
Speaking at the event, Komolafe said what the NUPRC is trying to achieve with the inauguration of the ACTU is to further demonstrate the Commission’s transparency as an organisation.
“Since inception, it has been in the Commission’s DNA to sustain transparency in operational activities. This afternoon, the Commission is making further progress in demonstrating a commitment to transparency with the inauguration of the Anti-Corruption Unit, which is geared towards ensuring trust, transparency and accountability in the Commission’s operations,” Komolafe said.
He took time to acknowledge and recognize the chairman of ICPC and the representatives present for accepting to be part of the event.
He noted that ICPC as an organisation has lived up to its mandate, which includes examining the practices, systems, and procedures of public bodies; and where such systems aid corruption, to direct and supervise their data, instruct, advise or assist any officer, agency or parastatal on ways by which corruption can be eliminated or minimised.
The members of the NUPRC ACTU team were selected from various strategic business units to cover the Commission’s activities. The Chief Executive charged each member to see the assignment as a call to service and for each of them to stand above all odds and carry out the important duty. He urged them to give their best, protect the integrity of the organisation, and conduct their activities without fear or Favour.
The chairman of ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, represented by the Acting Director, expressed appreciation to the Commission for creating time to induct new members into ACTU in NUPRC.
The creation of ACTU in MDAs was initiated by the ICPC in collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service and approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2001. ACTU is a recognised and approved government platform for building accountable and transparent structures within the MDAs. Management support of ACTU will be seen as an indication of compliance with government directives and an expression of management’s willingness to support the government’s anti-corruption drive.
