Prof. Itsey Sagay. |
The
Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Conveners of the Corruption Not In My Country Project
are set to launch a new mobile and web application device designed to empower
Nigerians to report corruption on October 10, 2019 at the ShehuYar’Adua Centre,
Abuja.
The
Report-Corruption-App, called FLAG’IT, a project initiated by the Akin Fadeyi
Foundation is funded by the John.D and Catharine. T. MacArthur Foundation to
further promote anti-corruption fight in Nigeria by working with public
institutions to open us their processes for transparency, accountability and
excellent service delivery.
With
FLAG'IT App, citizens shall be able to report and document their experiences
around corruption and engage with government officials on issues bordering
service delivery and corrupt practices across the country. The App also has a
feature for documenting positive stories about credible and outstanding public
Officers.
Chairman
of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay,
will deliver the Keynote Address at the launch, while the Publisher of PREMIUM
TIMES, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi Corp Marshal of
Federal Roads Safety Corps, Dr. Kole Shettima, Co-Director on Nigeria and
Africa Director, MacAuthur Foundation, Oliver Stolpe, Country Representative,
United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime and Simon Kolawole, Founder of The
Cable Online Newspaper are also billed to speak at the event.
On
the inherent benefits of institutional collaborations in fighting corruption, a
panel of Discussants shall also rub minds in a technical session with the FRSC
officials. They are, AjuriNgelale, Special Assistant to the President on Public
Affairs, Ramatu Umar Bako, Head of Public Engagement, OXFAM, Ademola Adigun,
TEAM lead at Facility for Oil Sector Transformation (FOSTER), Chido Onumah,
PhD, Executive Director, AFRICMIL, and Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director,
CISLAC and Board Chair, Transparency International, Nigeria.
Last
September, the Akin Fadeyi Foundation announced a strategic collaboration
with the Federal Road Safety Corps on the Report-Corruption-App and expressed
strong confidence that the birthing of this App is the beginning of a
reawakening of the consciousness of Nigerian citizens to combat corruption.
Akin Fadeyi Foundation is one of the Grantees in MacAuthur Foundation's
BET-ON-NIGERIA Project and has been in the vanguard of deploying Drama parodies
to campaign against corruption in Nigeria.
Working
with the cream of Nigerian thespians, the Drama project titled Corruption Not
In My Country was conceptualized to trigger a soul search and self
re-evaluation as part of the processes of nation building.
In
announcing this forthcoming unveiling of the App, Founder and Executive
Director, Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Mr. Akin Fadeyi said, "We are trying to
explore a technology-driven approach and empower citizens’ to report
corruption. Through this, we hope to stimulate accountability and inspire
confidence in our public institutions. The FLAG'IT App is a valuable
tool in our ambitious quest for a corrupt-free public service. We, therefore,
implore Nigerians to download FLAG’IT after the launching from October 10 and
work with us in demanding for transparent and accountable institutions in our
anti-corruption fight".
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