The Federal Ministry of Education has inaugurated and inducted members of its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) Committee as part of efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability and ethical governance in the education sector.
The inauguration, held in Abuja on Thursday, underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to promoting integrity in public service under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, described the ACTU as a critical mechanism for promoting due process, ethical conduct and compliance with public service regulations across the Ministry and its agencies.
“ACTU is a vital mechanism for promoting due process, ethical conduct and compliance with public service regulations across the Ministry and its agencies,” Enitan said.
He stressed the need for officials to maintain the highest standards of integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities.
“We must uphold the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in delivering quality education to Nigerians,” he added.
Representing the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Olusegun Adigun said the reconstituted committee would strengthen anti-corruption initiatives within the Ministry.
“The reconstituted ACTU will strengthen anti-corruption sensitisation, ethics promotion, corruption risk assessments, budget monitoring and compliance with public service rules,” Adigun said.
Also speaking, the Director of Special Duties, Mr. Murtala Tanko, described the inauguration as a reflection of the Ministry’s resolve to entrench transparency and accountability.
“The inauguration demonstrates the Ministry’s commitment to institutional integrity and ethical governance,” Tanko said.
In his acceptance remarks, the Chairman of the ACTU Committee, Mr. Malik Guni Kuje, pledged to carry out the committee’s responsibilities with diligence.
“We are committed to providing transparent and accountable leadership in carrying out the mandate of the ACTU for the benefit of the Ministry and the Nigerian public,” Kuje said.
The Federal Ministry of Education reaffirmed its commitment to institutional excellence, ethical governance and the transparent management of public resources to advance quality education for all Nigerians.