In a stirring finale to its African Union Anti-Corruption Day commemorations, Sokoto State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken its campaign of ethical renewal to the Halls of the Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’an and General Studies, challenging the nation’s youth to become vanguards of transparency.
The outreach programme, held recently, marked the culmination of a week-long sensitisation drive timed to coincide with the African Union’s annual anti-corruption observance on 11th July.
This year’s continental theme, “Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Action Across Africa,” found powerful resonance within the institute’s corridors, where the ICPC delegation planted seeds of moral fortitude in fertile young minds.
Leading the Commission’s delegation, Deputy Superintendent Abdullahi Ibrahim Aliyu, representing the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Barr Binga Shintima delivered a compelling presentation entitled “Integrity Begins With Me.” His address wove together the rich cultural heritage of Sokoto with the timeless values of Qur’anic teachings, urging students to embrace honesty as both a spiritual duty and a civic necessity.
“Sokoto State and this noble institute have long been beacons of moral rectitude,” Superintendent Aliyu declared. “Integrity is not merely a bureaucratic ideal—it is the very bedrock upon which national prosperity is built. The corruption we fight today is the poverty we prevent tomorrow.”
In an interactive exchange that followed, the ICPC officer illuminated the Commission’s statutory mandate while challenging students to reimagine their role as active stakeholders in governance. He reminded them. “Every choice you make, every document you sign, every transaction you witness in your future careers will either fortify or fracture our national fabric.”
The ICPC team received a warm reception from Mr. Musa Mukhtar, Deputy Director (Academics) of the Qur’anic Institute, who lauded the Commission’s unwavering commitment to ethical renewal across the Federation.
He further encouraged the Institute to internalise the Commission’s anti-corruption ethos, describing integrity as “the currency of trust that no government can print but every citizen can earn.”
The event, which drew 150 participants comprising students and faculty members, concluded with the formal presentation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials to the institute’s library; resources designed to sustain the integrity conversation long after the delegation’s departure.
A commemorative group photograph captured the spirit of unity between the Commission and the academic community, symbolising a shared resolve to confront corruption through education, example, and relentless vigilance.
As the African Union Anti-Corruption Day dawns, Sokoto’s youth have been equipped not with slogans, but with a clarion call: integrity is not a destination, it is a daily discipline.