Years after, FG validates 2022-2026 NACS action plan

After rigorous drafting, vetting and corrections, the Federal Government has validated the 53-page 2022-2026 Action Plan document for the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), second phase.

The NACS’ first phase (2017-2021) was put in place after the inauguration of a 22-member Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) committee in 2017, after many years of preparation.

The strategy is geared towards preventing and combating corruption; enthroning transparency and accountability in governance and service delivery via monitoring and evaluation of about 1,000 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), cascading to the subnational governments.

It is structured in such a way that the committee, on completion of its monitoring and evaluation activities, prepares reports and submits them to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), through the chairman of the inter-ministerial committee, and the Attorney General of the Federation.

The validation of the 2022-2026 Action Plan document was disclosed at the weekend, by the Head, Technical Unit on Governance & Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR), Mrs. Jane Onwumere. She did so during the opening session of the quarterly meeting of the members of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee of the NACS (2022 – 2026), held at Treasures Suites and Conferences, Abuja.

According to her, the document was approved in a meeting of 18-member select heads of the MDAs, held on July 26, 2024, presided over by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi.

Onwumere commended the efforts of the European Union (EU), which provided funding through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC 2) International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), and their officials.

She also commended the Head of the Programme, Danladi Plang; the Project Manager, Dr. Emmanuel Uche; the Associate Project Officer, Pwanakei Dala; founding Consultant of the project since 2016, Dr. Ada Chidi-Igbokwe, for their untiring efforts towards the institutionalisation of the NACS and the M&E till date.

Meanwhile, a Director of Audit in the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation, Dr. Fawale Busayo Ayinla, has emerged as the new chairman of the M&E.
He replaced Andrew Gandu, who has retired as a Director in the office of the Auditor General for the Federation.

Responding, Dala said the partnership would continue in the second phase, urging reinvigorated efforts by members of the committee. The new M&E chairman, Ayinla, promised to carry everyone along in line with the mandate of the group.