Thursday, March 30, 2023
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES
No Result
View All Result
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE

TRENDING IN 7-DAYS

NDE trains 50 women in spices and seasoning production in Bayelsa

March 9, 2022

Partnerships: Impacting Africa beyond COVID-19 pandemic to achieve SDGs

July 12, 2022

Moremi festival: Ooni’s Queen, Aderonke, canvasses women’s involvement in leadership

October 26, 2022

Court remands 32-year-old man for allegedly defiling minor

August 5, 2022

Amotekun expresses concerns over spate of kidnappings at Ondo borders

September 7, 2022
  JUST IN
Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip November 11, 2022
Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing November 11, 2022
Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats November 11, 2022
2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect November 11, 2022
Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms November 11, 2022
Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos November 11, 2022
Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture November 11, 2022
Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup November 11, 2022
FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others November 11, 2022
Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention November 11, 2022
PDP to lodge formal complaint to police over attacks on its campaign trails November 11, 2022
2023: South-South Committee promises massive votes for Tinubu November 11, 2022
Presidency commends Saudi Humanitarian support to Nigerian conjoined twins November 11, 2022
APC chairman optimistic of Tinubu’s victory in 2023 Elections November 11, 2022
2023 Elections: Former Information Minister tasks editors on agenda setting November 11, 2022
North-West is indebted to Tinubu, says APC contact committee November 11, 2022
Naira depreciates slightly against dollar, exchanges at 446.10 November 11, 2022
Minister mourns Nigeria Ports Consultative chairman, Folarin November 11, 2022
COP27: Activist calls on oil coys to clean up oil spills in Niger Delta November 11, 2022
Musk begins survey on changes in content quality on Twitter November 10, 2022
Next
Prev

MOST READ TODAY

Lifestyle

Moremi festival: Ooni’s Queen, Aderonke, canvasses women’s involvement in leadership

October 26, 2022

NDE trains 50 women in spices and seasoning production in Bayelsa

New Head of Service assumes office in Borno

2023: ICPC wont work on politically motivated petitions  – Chairman 

in Metro
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Taiwo PhilipsbyTaiwo Philips
September 3, 2022
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned politicians against frivolous corruption petitions against their opponents.

The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye gave the warning on Friday in Abuja while hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the Commission’s Headquarters.

Owasanoye said the ICPC will not work on politically motivated petitions.

“Usually when the season for competition comes, there is a spike in politically motivated petitions for wild-goose chase.

READ ALSO

Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing

FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others

Presidency commends Saudi Humanitarian support to Nigerian conjoined twins

2023 Elections: Former Information Minister tasks editors on agenda setting

“Some are brazened enough to tell you that “we should make sure to stop Mr A from contesting” and they will bring a petition forward.

“That is not our job, and we will not get involved in those things. We pack those type of petitions aside basically.

“Even if there is implication of merit within the complaint, we will say “go and compete first”. We are not going to be the ones to be used to give you fair or unfair advantage.

“When the competition is over, we will decide on the merit or otherwise of what you have brought forward”.

He, however, explained that ICPC has an existing understanding with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on how to go about genuine electoral petitions when the need arises.

“We do have an understanding with INEC that in cases where contestants challenge each other in court and the decision says somebody forged a certificate for example, INEC will send those things to us. We are prosecuting a few of them at the moment.

“Those are ways we will add value without compromising ourselves or exposing our officers to the compromise and desperation of politicians during the contest.” he said.

The ICPC boss challenged political parties to conduct thorough check of their candidates in the interest of the nation, adding that the fortune of any nation depended on the type of leaders it gets.

“The pruning process should start with political parties, charity should begin at home, he added.

Earlier, Chairman of IPAC, Mr Yabagi Sani, said that the visit was to enhance collaboration with the anti-graft agency in ensuring that politicians with questionable characters were not elected into office.

“The activities that will lead to the emergence of a government that will preside over the affairs of this nation is something that all stakeholders must buy into so as to have a free, fair and credible elections come 2023.

“Politics is management of crisis and we believe that if we can get the recruitment of leadership right, which will come from due diligence we are expected to carry out, the leaders will conduct themselves in a manner that will give this country the kind of respect we expect in the comity of nations.

“That is by ensuring that governance is free from all shades of corruption,” Yabagi said.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !
Follow Us on Google News

MOST READ TODAY

No Content Available

Faster Updates

Get News Via Whatsapp
Get News Via Telegram
Follow Us on Google News
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !

LATEST UPDATES

Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

November 11, 2022

Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing

November 11, 2022

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

November 11, 2022

2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect

November 11, 2022

Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms

November 11, 2022

Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos

November 11, 2022

Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture

November 11, 2022

Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup

November 11, 2022

FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others

November 11, 2022

Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention

November 11, 2022
Load More

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

5 months ago

Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing

5 months ago

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

5 months ago

2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect

5 months ago

Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms

5 months ago

Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos

5 months ago

Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture

5 months ago

Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup

5 months ago

FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others

5 months ago

Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention

5 months ago
PDP logo

PDP to lodge formal complaint to police over attacks on its campaign trails

5 months ago

2023: South-South Committee promises massive votes for Tinubu

5 months ago

Presidency commends Saudi Humanitarian support to Nigerian conjoined twins

5 months ago

APC chairman optimistic of Tinubu’s victory in 2023 Elections

5 months ago

2023 Elections: Former Information Minister tasks editors on agenda setting

5 months ago

North-West is indebted to Tinubu, says APC contact committee

5 months ago
Load More
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Private Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In