While not recounting all that has happened in the past one year with regards to the Anti-Corruption crusade by the President Yar Adua Administration, do we consider the activities of the Anti-Corruption agencies to be more vibrant, compared to what we witnessed in the last democratic dispensation? Has our image fared better in the international scene with regards to our seriousness in fighting Corruption?
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The Declaration of Principles sets out the undertaking made by every signatory to the Convention. It commits signatories to working ethically and without engaging in corrupt practices. It commits signatories to transparency and accountability.
It commits signatories to support and implement legislation geared towards these objectives and to participate, along with other members of the business community and representatives of international financial institutions, in forming a coalition against corruption and in empowering integrity, systems and institutions against corruption in conjunction with Integrity and Transparency in Nigeria.
Signatories specifically undertake that they:
Will publish a policy statement articulating our ethical and moral standards, and our stance against bribery and corruption, and will ensure that such standards are promoted, understood and adopted throughout our organisation
Will ensure that our policies and procedures are designed to enhance transparency and accountability
Will undertake only to work within our defined area of competence
Will regularly monitor our performance against our policies and procedures and will engage in continuous improvement of those procedures
Will reward acceptable behaviour within the organisation and will take action as necessary where people engage in inappropriate behaviour
The Standard provides further information on what is expected of signatories to demonstrate that they are achiveing these objectives
