He therefore said the vast majority of Nigerians must make intentional efforts to turn around negative behaviours to positive ones through the inclusion of positive values.
The ICPC chairman charged the stakeholders to spread the information and message of positive behavioural change to all Nigerians.
He said that the workshop would integrate researches with practical engagements to bring about positive behavioural change in the society.
Owasanoye said that the ICPC had organised training programmes to build the capacity of public servants and the general public to be able to tackle corruption within their areas of operation.
Earlier, Dan-Musa who was represented by Mr Baba Shuib, ICPC, Head of Public Enlightenment and Education in the state, enjoined the participants to pass the anti-corruption message to the public.
He said it was important for Nigerians to ensure integrity, transparency and accountability in their public and private lives, for the country to progress.
“These are the foundations of good governance and the panacea to the scourge of corruption which is undermining the socio-economic growth of our country,” he said.
Also contributing, Bishop Martin Uzoukwu, the Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, appealed to Nigerians to collaborate with the ICPC and other stakeholders to tackle corruption in the country.
Uzoukwu who was represented by Fr John Linus, his Personal Assistant, pledged that the Church would continue to inculcate good morals in its followers.
Similarly, Dr Idris Suleiman, a lecturer and Imam of Justice Fati Abubakar Institute of Legal and Administrative Studies, Minna said they would continue to encourage the people to change their behaviours for the good of the society. (NAN)
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