Anti-Corruption

By Adeleke Maria  The Oyo State Camp Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Comrade Odoba Abel has on Monday disclosed that corps members from the camp have been working as ambassadors of the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA), towards orientating people in rural areas. Odoba disclosed this in a media chat after a sensitization programme, held at the Oyo State Permanent Orientation Camp, Okeho-Iseyin road in Iseyin, by the management members of OYACA. The Camp Coordinator said the corps members came from different backgrounds and orientations, but are imbued with good moral standard at the camp, adding that the periodic sensitization campaign by OYACA has succeeded in reshaping the characters of the young minds for developmental programmes of the present administration in the State and their lives after the compulsory orientation programme. He commended the State government for establishing the agency and equipping it with needed resources and human capacity to deliver on the task to rehabilitate the young ones. “The corps members come to the orientation camp with various tendencies, and NYSC is seen as a moralistic ground where morals are taught and where Corp members are graduated with good moral and character. “The presence of the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency at orientation camp every time is to reshape their character towards the developmental programme of the present administration. Your coming to orientation camp is to reawake their sense of reasoning toward a better path in life, we are guiding them not only for NYSC, but also for their lives after NYSC. “Your coming always to the orientation camp is yielding great impact in their lives. They are passing your messages to the rural dwellers, even secondary schools and their places of primary assignment on how to shun corruption. These students are like your extension in the rural areas. Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency is very important and I wish that all states of the federation have an independent anti-corruption agencies to continue this work. there should be anti-corruption agency of each state. In her speech at the event, the Chairman, OYACA, Justice Eni Esan (rtd.), who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the agency, Barr. Ibrahim Tijani Esq., said the enlightenment campaign was necessary because the corps members have been serving as the ambassadors of OYACA by replicating the reorientation messages at their places of primary assignment. She called on the young men and women to contact the OYACA office at Ibadan or the branch office at Iseyin, as well as the agency’s website (www.oyaca.ng) whenever they see or hear of any corruptive act or tendencies. “We decided to extend our enlightenment campaigns to the NYSC members because you will soon be posted to the nooks and crannies of Oyo State for your primary assignments to serve in different MDAs (Ministries, Departments, Agencies) and other government establishments. “In addition, as the future leaders of this nation, we want you to imbibe the anti corruption spirit from the onset so as to guard against corruption and prevent all forms of corrupt practices that are predominant in the society. “Your petitions can be submitted directly to our office at Quarter 473, Fajimi Street, Agodi GRA, Ibadan and also at our branch offices at Iseyin, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki. Eruwa, Oluyole also at our website at www.oyaca.ng,” he stated. Also present at the event was Deaconess Esther Olopade (a board member of OYACA, Mrs Folashade Ajibade, Director ICT, Mr. Lere Omotoso, Director Administration and Supply and Mr. Azeez Tajudeen, who is the Director Finance and Administration.