The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has sensitised students of the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery on how to key into the fight against corruption in educational institutions.
The Chairman, Oyo State Anti-corruption Agency (OYACA), Justice Eni Esan (rtd.), lectured the students on the rudiments of financial crimes, and corruption and how they can protect themselves from becoming victims of such crimes.
Esan stated that the sensitisation was meant to enlighten tertiary institutions, such as the college, on the key roles educational institutions play in the fight against corruption, being the place where future leaders are trained and nurtured.
She charged the students to assist in propagating the anti-corruption message, especially in the area of cyber-crime which is mostly being perpetrated by youths.
Esan stated: “At the completion of your training here, you will become qualified medical personnel who will work in different health sectors all over the world. We want you to imbibe the anti-corruption spirit from the onset so as to guard against corruption and prevent all forms of corrupt practices that are predominant.”
Also speaking, the Provost of Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr Gbonjubola Owolabi, stated that there should be no excuse for committing an offense, noting that it is a good thing Oyo State was setting the pace to tackle the menace of corruption, and other states should emulate it.
She reiterated the need to enhance and sustain policies because the nursing profession is a disciplined one and it has its ethics.
Owolabi assured OYACA that the college would stand by its policies, so as to have an enviable college amongst the ones in the country.
Dominica Nwabufo
