Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The lack of accountability and transparency is a recipe for corruption in any system. Corruption and its ravaging effects have made resources for development almost non-existent over time. In order to stem pervasive corruption and ensure that resources and positions of authority are not misused, government created anti-corruption agencies with wide investigative powers, to not only prosecute those found culpable of corruption, but to also come up with preventive policies and programmes that promote accountability in governance.
Of the major pillars that define the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), for instance, are its enforcement, prevention and public enlightenment, and mobili...