Namibia Government Seeks Nigeria’s Help In Fighting Corruption

The Namibian government has asked assistance from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its fight against corruption in the country.

According to the Namibian government, Nigeria is at the forefront of Africa’s fight against corruption, and it must share its exceptional successes in this area.

According to a statement posted on the commission’s website on Saturday, October 12, the relationship is intended at “exploring training opportunities as well as sharing expertise with personnel of the Namibian Anti-Corruption Commission in the fight against corruption.”

According to the statement, the Namibian government made the call on Friday, October 11, when its Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Humphrey Geise, paid a courtesy call to the ICPC headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

According to him, Nigeria holds a prominent position in the battle against corruption in Africa, and such expertise should be shared with other African countries.

The statement also noted that the Ambassador revealed that Namibia had an anti-corruption agency known as the Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC), and that the commission would like to learn about Nigeria’s success story, particularly in the recovery of stolen assets by the ICPC and its sister agency, the EFCC.

“The fight against corruption is taking a new dimension in the continent and we believe Nigeria should lead in sharing its expertise in the fight against corruption and we hope it will open its doors to other African countries like Namibia to learn.

“We feel ICPC and the EFCC should be able to go the extra mile to share their remarkable achievements. It’s not good for Namibia to go outside the continent to learn this,” the statement quoted the envoy as saying.

The release further stated that the ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, appreciated Geise’s attendance at the unveiling of the ICPC’s Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028, and emphasized that the battle against corruption on the continent cannot be fought in isolation.

He insisted that the commission was always ready and eager to work with other anti-corruption organizations on the continent to stem the flow of corruption in Africa.

He stated, “Those who indulge in corruption have their networks. So, we too at the continent need to come together so that we can distort the illegal methods. By doing so, we’ll have good governance and a vibrant foreign-direct investment on the continent.

“We are aware of the MoU signed by my predecessor, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, I wish to reiterate that our doors remain open for any assistance that the Namibian Anti-corruption Commission may require from us. We have our own Anti-corruption Academy where we train people, I believe when your people come, we can also learn from them as well.”

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