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Public Servants Want More Funding for ICPC From Juliana Taiwo in Abuja Participants at the just concluded 'Capacity Building Retreat on Imperative Code of Ethics and Due Diligence in the Conduct of Government Business' organised by the Exam Ethics Project (EEP), have called on the Federal Government to allocate more funds to the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), if the anti-corruption war is to be effectively prosecuted. The Chairman of EEP, Mr. Ike Onyechere, told newsmen at the weekend that civil servants, having been exposed to the activities and challenges of ICPC, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Code of Conduct Bureau etc during the retreat, agreed that only improved funding will yield the desire results. He said the participants were amazed to learn that the ICPC for instance, had only 30 investigators covering the whole of 36 states of the federation including Abuja as compared to Hong Kong, which had 1,000 investigators. They were also disheartened to learn that the funding proposed for ICPC was sharply cut by the National Assembly. Onyechere said they have also resolved to lobby the National Assembly on the issue. "It is important for the anti-corruption agencies to get all the support they need. Already their successes are being commended abroad with some countries that had wrong perception about the country desiring to come and invest. The question of more funding should not be debated", he said. The participants were given certificates at the end of the retreat. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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