The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has commended the Pension Transitional Directorate Arrangement (PTAD) Executive Secretary, Sharon Ikeazor, for creating the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in the Directorate to tackle scamming and fraud.
ICPC Executive Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, who gave the commendation, said the Commission was impressed with the media campaigns by the Directorate against fraudsters and staff training on early detection of fraudsters and scammers.
According to a statement by the Directorate, the ICPC chairman gave the commendation when Ikeazor led senior management staff of the Directorate to the Commission on courtesy visit to the new Chairman and Board members to seek for their collaboration on the fight against pension fraudsters.
The statement reads: “PTAD Executive Secretary used the meeting to update the chairman on the activities of the Directorate and achievements recorded under her leadership.
“She said the Directorate has concluded verifications for three main operational Departments which include the Police Pension Department; Custom, Immigrations, Prisons Pension Department; and Civil Service Pension Department under the watch of ICPC officials and that the last Department, the Parastatal Pension Department which comprises of over 270 defunct Treasury Funded Agencies will be conducted in April 2019.
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“She also used the visit to solicit enhanced collaboration with the Commission, which would facilitate the apprehension and prosecution of the unscrupulous pension phone scammers, whose antics were becoming savvy.
“She expressed her appreciation to the Commission for the role they played during PTAD staff audit, conducted with the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.”
The ICPC chairman assured PTAD that the Commission would support the Directorate to sanitise the system and end pension scamming and fraud. He promised to create a desk office that would relate with the Directorate to fast-track apprehension and prosecutions of the offenders, the statement added.