Yabatech Rector Urges Staff To Uphold Integrity

The Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Engr. Obafemi Omokungbe has encouraged staff in various unit/Department of the College to sustain integrity in all ramifications through self-discipline as honesty is the best policy and righteousness exalts a nation.

During his welcome address at a one day Anti-Corruption Sensitization Program titled ‘corruption consequences And Prevention In an organization’ and organized by the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU) of Yabatech, the Rector commended ACTU for the timely intervention, urged the college staff to obey especially the second stanza of National Anthem adding that it addressed the theme, and if obeyed will reduce corruption to the bearest minimal.

The workshop was organized for Principal Officers, Deans of School, Directors of Academic and Service Unit, Heads of Teaching and Non Teaching Department organized by the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU) of Yabatech.

According to Omokungbe “The workshop could not have come at a better time than now that the College is strategizing for a new beginning in all spheres of activities are expected to usher in men and women of integrity. Thus a new orientation and mindset are required to bring about the desired result of a College known for its reputation as the first and still the best.”

Also speaking, ACTU Chairman, Yabatech, Dr. Fred Fatuase who delivered the main lecture expatiated the meaning of Corruption; Types of Corruption, Magnitude of Corruption, Factors that breed Corruption, Consequences of Corruption, Corruption in Education Institutions, Corruption Preventive Strategies, and concluded the lecture with this slogan “Together we build a society free from Corruption.”