The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has commenced a comprehensive review of the operations of the Rural Electrification Agency as part of efforts to strengthen accountability and transparency in the agency. The review followed an invitation by the REA to the commission to examine its systems and identify areas for improvement. The agency said the exercise was aimed at ensuring that its internal frameworks remained accountable, transparent, and fit for purpose as its programmes, partnerships, and investments expanded. During the ICPC's visit to the REA headquarters, the managing director, Abba Aliyu, called for closer collaboration between the commission and the agency's Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, stating that transparency is strongest when an organisation is willing to open its systems to external scrutiny.
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