FRC, ICPC Seal Historic Alliance on International Anti-Corruption Day
Oru Leonard
In a landmark move to deepen transparency and strengthen the fight against corruption in Nigeria, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on International Anti-Corruption Day, signed a far-reaching Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at boosting institutional synergy and accountability in public finance management.
The Executive Chairman of the FRC, Mr. Victor Muruako, and the Executive Chairman of the ICPC, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, expressed profound satisfaction over the partnership, describing the signing as timely and symbolic, coming on a day dedicated globally to integrity, transparency, and the fight against corruption.
Speaking at the ceremony, both chairmen reaffirmed their agencies’ shared commitment to promoting prudent management of Nigeria’s resources, enforcing fiscal discipline, and confronting corruption and financial mismanagement through coordinated strategies.
Under the MoU, both agencies will collaborate extensively in capacity building, joint investigations, information sharing, asset recovery, and enforcement operations. The ICPC, through its Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), will provide specialized training to FRC staff in areas such as forensic investigations, financial crime detection, digital evidence recovery, and prosecution strategies. In turn, both agencies will exchange resource persons for workshops and public enlightenment programmes.
The agreement further empowers both institutions to conduct joint investigations and coordinated operations where violations cut across the mandates of both the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 and the ICPC Act, 2000. It also establishes a framework for mutual assistance in tracing, freezing, confiscating, and recovering stolen public funds.
On information sharing, the MoU guarantees the confidential exchange of intelligence, financial records, and technical data, while upholding strict ethical standards and full compliance with all applicable laws.
According to the parties, the collaboration will significantly enhance Nigeria’s anti-corruption architecture by eliminating institutional silos and strengthening enforcement outcomes.
The Memorandum of Understanding, which can be terminated with a 30-day notice by either party, marks a renewed and expanded phase of cooperation between the two key integrity institutions.
The signing ceremony concluded with both chairmen reaffirming their resolve to work tirelessly to promote accountability, transparency, and sustainable national development in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and existing anti-corruption laws.
Present at the ceremony from the Fiscal Responsibility Commission were: Barr. Charles Chukwuemeka Abana, Director, Legal, Investigation and Enforcement, Bede Ogueri Anyanwu, Deputy Director, Strategic Communications Directorate, Mr. Bello Gulmare, Deputy Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Ugo Chinemerem Uzoma, Deputy Director, Protocol and SERVICOM
From the ICPC, attendees included: Sir Clifford Okwudiri Oparandu, Mr. Henry Emore, Director of Legal, Mr. Shehu Yahaya, FSC, Director, Policy and Standards, Mr. Ibrahim Garba Kajaya, Head, Procurement, Mr. Ambrose Songo, FCAI, Head, Audit, Mr. Sunday Ibrahim, Representative of the Director of Finance and Administration, Mr. Bashir Dagoro and Mrs. Chinyere Emeoha, Deputy Director, Human Resources.
(FRC Media)
