The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is advocating an anti corruption strategy that relies more in preventive education rather than on prosecution of suspected corrupt persons.
The ICPC Chairman Musa Adamu, (SAN) raised this at a workshop on integrating the teaching of Anti-Corruption in Nigerian Universities and the Nigerian Law School in Kano.
The workshop with the theme:”Institutionalizing Anti-Corruption in Nigerian Legal Training”, was organised by ICPC in collaboration with the Nigerian Law School.
ICPC Chairman Musa Adamu, said corruption was often addressed after the damage had been done, stressing that the fight against the menace should begin with the formation of character and ethical values among future legal practitioners.
Prof. Garba Sa’ad of Bayero University, Kano, in his presentation described curriculum development as a continuous process that must respond to changing societal realities. He recommended that anti-corruption education be introduced either as a stand alone course or integrated into existing law
courses such as Criminal Law and the Law of Evidence.
The workshop brought together legal educators, curriculum experts, and institutional stakeholders to advance the landmark
initiative aimed at embedding anti-corruption values into Nigeria’s legal education architecture.
(Editor:Nkoli Omhoudu)
