The lawyer, who is currently the Country Director of Development Alternatives Incorporated, would deliver the keynote speech on the theme: “Nigeria at a Critical Crossroad: Securing the Future with Enduring Anti-Corruption Policies”.
The event, “Behavioural Change Conference 2024” which is scheduled to be held in Abuja, between October 15 and 16, is being put together by a cohort of civil society organisations under the umbrella of Behaviour Change Cohort of the MacArthur Foundation.
These organisations, which include the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, and Step Up Nigeria, have within the past five years worked together to innovate ideas and programmes aimed at building a culture of integrity and sound characters towards addressing the endemic corruption challenge facing the country.
The conference is to feature other notable speakers, including Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Dr Otive Igbuzor; and the Executive Director of the Policy Innovation Centre, Dr Osasuyi Dirisu.
Speaking ahead of the event, Executive Director of the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Akin Fadeyi, described the conference as significant, while urging participants to commit to advancing the efforts beyond mere talk-show.
Also speaking, Executive Director of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Reverend Father George Ehusani, expressed enthusiasm, emphasising the need for leadership in the fight against corruption.
In the 2023 edition, the former ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasonoye (SAN), blamed top civil servants, politicians and others for the high level of corruption bedevilling the nation. He elucidated how lack of administrative experience led some heads of agencies, particularly academics, into corrupt acts, describing most of the people who indulged in corrupt acts as faceless civil servants who led the heads of agencies into default in the first place.
