The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Professor Antonia Simbine said the agency is championing the cause for a paradigm shift in curbing corrupt practices in the public sector from a traditional approach to a behavioral and attitudinal approach
Professor Simbine made this known at a workshop organized for the staff of the agency and development partners held in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital.
The intervention, courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation, is designed around a three year cycle starting September 1, 2021 till August 31, 2024.
Concurrent and iterative work streams on the project include: Research and Capacity Building, Behavioural Solutions Design, Institutionalization of Knowledge, Documentation, Communication and Dissemination
She however noted that the agency is working round the clock to institutionalize behavior change approaches in reducing corruption in Nigeria’s public sector.
She pointed out that the agency would not relent in its quest to put a stop to corrupt practices in the public sector and emphasized that all hands must be on the deck to create awareness against practices in the public sector.
She also made it clear that a knowledge engagement platform is established for encouraging debates and convening ideas which will enable the transition from behavior change theory to practice.
Other speakers at the event noted that the traditional approaches to curbing the menace of corruption have registered a very low success, noting the behavioral and attitudinal solutions would go a long way in putting an end to the practice
They are optimistic that upon completion of engagement with critical stakeholders, will go a long way in helping the government in the current economic down as well as reducing wastage and looting in the public sector
