LOGINaija Advocacy Visit to ICPC: Strengthening Grassroots Accountability

LOGINaija Advocacy Visit to ICPC: Strengthening Grassroots Accountability

Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025  |  Venue: ICPC Headquarters, Abuja

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement at the grassroots level, Speak Out Africa Initiative (SOAI) paid an advocacy visit to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

The SOAI team, led by Kenneth Eze (Lead Director), and supported by the Programme, Technical, and Thematic Leads, formally presented the LOGINaija pilot report to the Commission and shared updates on achievements recorded across the pilot LGAs: Gwagwalada (FCT), Umuahia North (Abia), and Ibadan South-West (Oyo).

Purpose of the Visit

• 📄 Proposing a formalized partnership with ICPC through an MoU
• 🧩 Seeking ICPC support and designation of liaison officers for faster collaboration
• 🔗 Requesting ICPC inclusion of SOAI in all local governance-related engagements
• 📈 Discussing the upcoming expansion to 50 additional LGAs

Response from ICPC

The delegation was warmly received by the Director of the Systems Study and Review Department, Mr. Olusegun, who represented the Chairman. He praised the LOGINaija initiative as “a root-level transformation project,” aligning with ICPC’s five thematic areas under the National Ethics and Integrity Policy:

• 💰 Fiscal Transparency
• 👥 Human Resource Integrity
• 📣 Citizen Engagement
• 📦 Procurement Accountability
• 📊 Performance Management

Looking Forward

SOAI reaffirmed its commitment to driving civic accountability from the grassroots up and received ICPC’s pledge of continued partnership. The meeting ended with photo sessions and mutual optimism for the future of open governance in Nigeria.