The ICPC and the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) are to partner against corruption and violent conflicts in Nigeria.
A statement issued on Monday in Abuja signed by Mr Mike Abu, Media Assistant to the Director-General of IPCR, Prof. Oshita Oshita said the two organisations will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the coalition.
The statement said the ICPC Chairman, Mr Ekpo Nta, emphasised the need for coalition between the two agencies when Oshita paid a courtesy visit on Nta. Nta explained that corruption and violent conflicts were interwoven and intertwined.
The ICPC boss said that the reduction of corruption in the polity would guarantee relative peaceful atmosphere.
He, therefore, advocated for research to enhance effective decisions by the government and urged the Federal Government to give adequate attention to research institutes.
He said that government was all along addressing the symptoms of our problems and appealed for a more preventive approach rather than the reactionary method in the Nigerian system.
The ICPC boss commended IPCR for developing Early Warning Centres across the country, saying ICPC would be beneficial to the government and the public.
According to him, ICPC will emulate IPCR to ensure the production of a journal on anti-corruption for the benefit of Nigerians.
