Osinbajo charge ICPC to ensure ease of business in Nigeria

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has charged ICPC with the responsibility of enforcing compliance with all resolutions and directives facilitating Ease-of-Doing-Business by concerned stakeholders in the country.

This is in furtherance of the federal government’s effort at providing an enabling business environment in Nigeria.

Professor Osinbajo made the charge at the presentation of an interim report on Nigeria’s Ease-of-Doing-Business intervention by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council(PEBEC), comprising the Vice President as the Chairman, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Ministers and other heads of relevant government agencies, held recently at the State House, Abuja.

The VP expressed his disapproval with reports of alleged corrupt practices by some government officials which frustrate the Ease-of-Doing-Business efforts of government and therefore urged ICPC to deal with corrupt practices damaging the image of the country, especially at its entry and exit points such as airports, seaports and borders.

Speaking also on the merits of the collaboration, the Vice President commended ICPC’s Ethics compliance mechanism as a potent tool that should be extended in application to ensure all stakeholders’ compliance with the PEBEC prescribed rules for implementation.