The Chairman Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Professor Muhammed Isah, says strict compliance with assets declaration and code of conduct for public officers is not an option but a must in Nigeria.
Isah said this at a two-day workshop organised for staff of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), in Abuja, the Nation’s capital.
The workshop is on strict compliance with assets declaration and code of conduct for public officers.
Professor Isah said that it was important for public officers to abide by a high standard of morality as they carry out their responsibilities.
He said; “The essence of this workshop is to keep public officers abreast of their responsibilities and to show them a practical guide on how to fill their assets declaration forms, we are taking them on ethics and prosecution and it is important for public officers to conform with the ethics and laws of the land.’’
According to him, the code is a set of moral principles which help to regulate the conduct of public officers from the President to the lowest officer in the public service.
Professor Isah stated that; “There are so many things public officers take for granted without knowing that they are breaking the law so we are using this avenue to educate them on what is expected of them.’’
The Executive Director Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, Mr Umar Magashi advised the participants to abide by the code of conducts for public officers to avoid consequences of breaching the law.
Magashi advised them to declare their assets as at when due.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
