By Ogar Monday
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) have listed 51 federal agencies, including the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, the Supreme Court, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) as “high corruption risk.”
In a statement on its official Twitter account, the agency said that the “52 MDAs declined to respond to the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) deployed in 2022 by ICPC. They were classified as ‘High Corruption Risk’ (HCR) and are flagged for the attention of the public and for further inquiries and actions.”
The agency added that “failure to respond to such simple demands by ICPC for reviews or tools to improve operational practices may be symptomatic of a system deficit, impunity or a cover-up for fraud and administrative felonies,” adding that it “calls for a systems study and review of the MDA, and where necessary, investigation and other law enforcement interventions.” The agency stated.
The 49 other agencies are, Federal Ministry of Education, National Population Commission, National Environmental Standards Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission, National Pension Commission, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Sheda Science and Technology, Nigeria Copyright Commission, Legal Aid Council, Court of Appeal, National Center for Women Development, Standards Organization of Nigeria, National Broadcasting Commission, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, National Hospital, Abuja.
Others include the Court of Appeal, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, Federal Medical Center, Keffi, Medical Science Laboratory Council of Nigeria, National Gallery of Arts, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria (IPAN), Nigerian Content Development And Monitoring Board, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.
Also listed are , National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi, National Examination Council, Minna, National Institute for Leather Science and Technology, Kaduna, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Abeokuta, Federal College of Education, Zaria, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Center, Zaria, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.
Also part of the list are National Center for Agricultural Mechanization, Ilorin, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi, Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, National Judicial Institute, Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, National Agricultural Seeds Council, Kwali, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Federal Polytechnic, Ukara, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and Federal College of FreshWater Fisheries Technology, Bada.