The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday unveiled its anti-corruption policy documents to ensure transparency and accountability in discharging its responsibilities.
The documents include the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy, the Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Policy, the Conflict of Interest Policy, as well as the Whistleblowing Policy.
Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, the Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said that the unveiling was
significant because it reaffirmed the collective commitment of management and staff of the company in upholding transparency and accountability.
Abdulaziz, represented by the company’s Executive Director, Human Resources, Mrs Abiodun Afolabi-Fadahunsi, said the unveiling also reaffirmed the company’s integrity and ethical conduct in discharging its responsibilities.
He said that TCN as a company entrusted with a critical responsibility in the country’s electricity supply value chain, recognised that its credibility rested not only on what it achieved but also on how it was achieved.
”We must therefore continue to remind ourselves of the need to always conduct our affairs with integrity, professionalism, and a strong sense of responsibility.
“Every anti–corruption program reminds us that the fight against corruption is a shared responsibility, requiring the commitment and cooperation of management and staff ,”he said.
”’It equally requires that we create an environment in which ethical conduct is not merely encouraged but firmly embedded in our company’s culture,”he said.
According to the managing director, the policies will provide a clear framework for the expected standards of conduct and reinforces the principles that should guide TCN’s decisions, relationships and operations.
He said that TCN’s objective as management went beyond preventing corrupt practices it sought to strengthen a culture in which honesty, fairness, accountability, transparency and professionalism were consistently demonstrated in “our day-to-day actions.
”As we unveil this policy document, I urge every member of staff to take time to familiarise themselves with these policies and, more importantly, work towards ensuring that the provisions are reflected in our daily decisions and conduct.
” It is important that we imbibe and practice them because policies are only meaningful when they are understood, embraced and faithfully implemented.
”Let me take this opportunity to appreciate the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit(ACTU), and everyone who contributed to developing and producing this important document. Your efforts are commendable,”he said.
The TCN ACTU, Chairman, Mrs Benibo Erakevwe said that corruption remained one of the greatest challenges to effective governance, organisational growth and sustainable development, among others.
She said that corruption also undermined trust, weakened institutions, wasted valuable resources and created an environment where unethical practices could thrive.
”For these reasons, the fight against corruption cannot be left to a few individuals, departments or members of ACTU. It requires the commitment and participation of every one of us in TCN and by extension, all citizens of Nigeria,” she said.
According to her, the policy documents is to provide members of staff of TCN a structured framework for preventing, identifying, reporting and appropriately responding to corrupt and unethical practices.
She said that the documents would also clarify the company’s responsibilities and reinforce the standards of conduct expected from every member of the organisation.
”However, a policy document, no matter how well written, cannot achieve its purpose simply by being printed or placed on a shelf. Its real value lies in how faithfully we implement and uphold it.
”The success of these policies will therefore depend on our willingness to translate their principles into our everyday decisions, actions and relationships.
As we unveil these documents today, let us see them as a commitment to doing what is right, even when it is difficult; a commitment to rejecting bribery, fraud, favouritism, abuse of office and other forms of misconduct.
”Let it be a commitment to building an organisation where integrity is not merely encouraged but expected,” she said.
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