{"id":53442,"date":"2013-02-26T11:40:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T11:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=53442"},"modified":"2013-02-26T11:40:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T11:40:49","slug":"acc-solicits-support-from-staff-and-students-of-gti-magburaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=53442","title":{"rendered":"ACC Solicits Support from Staff and Students of GTI- Magburaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has appealed to staff and students of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) in Magburaka to join the fight against corruption in a bid to ensure that the socio-economic needs of Sierra Leoneans are met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This appeal was made by the Regional Manager- North, Mr. Patrick Sandi at a sensitization meeting at the GTI compound in Magburaka on Thursday 21<sup>st<\/sup> February 2013.\u00a0 He told staff and students of the institution that the fight against corruption is a fight for all and should not just be left in the hands of the Commission.\u00a0\u00a0 Manager Sandi entreated them to see the fight against corruption as a collective responsibility which requires coalition building and partnership.\u00a0 He lamented that the fight against corruption is difficult because corruption is always fighting back, but noted that those benefiting from it are fewer than those suffering from it. He therefore called for public support and confidence in the Commission. \u201cThe fight against corruption is winnable only with your support. It is only when we are together we can succeed\u201d he said. The Regional Manager explained some of the offences in the AC Act 2008 that have bearing to the staff and students and the punishment for each of the offences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53447\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Manager_Sandi_highlighting_the_importance_of_GTI_to_the_fight_against_graft_in_the_country..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53447\" alt=\"Manager Sandi highlighting the importance of GTI to the fight against graft in the country\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Manager_Sandi_highlighting_the_importance_of_GTI_to_the_fight_against_graft_in_the_country..jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manager Sandi highlighting the importance of GTI to the fight against graft in the country<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the same vein, while explaining the rationale for the sensitization meeting, ACC\u2019s District Coordinator, Tonkolili, Mr. Abdulai Saccoh called on staff and students to be willing and committed in the fight against corruption. He noted that for the Agenda for Prosperity to succeed, the fight against corruption should be embraced by all Sierra Leoneans.\u00a0 Saccoh explained that the meeting was part of ACC\u2019s public education approach in fighting corruption, which involves education on the dangers of corruption and how corrupt practices in their operations can impact negatively on the development of the country.\u00a0 He explained the mandate of the Commission and the three main approaches it is using in the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53444\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Coordinator_Saccoh_stating_the_rationale_for_the_engagement_to_students_of_GTI_Magburaka..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53444\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53444\" alt=\"Coordinator Saccoh stating the rationale for the engagement to students of GTI Magburaka\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Coordinator_Saccoh_stating_the_rationale_for_the_engagement_to_students_of_GTI_Magburaka..jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coordinator Saccoh stating the rationale for the engagement to students of GTI Magburaka<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_53445\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cross_Section_of_Students_of_GTI_listening_to_anti-_corruption_messages..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53445\" alt=\"Cross Section of Students of GTI listening to anti- corruption messages\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cross_Section_of_Students_of_GTI_listening_to_anti-_corruption_messages..jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross Section of Students of GTI listening to anti- corruption messages<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">ACC\u2019s Public Education Officer, Al-Hassan Sesay explained the various methods of making reports to the Commission and protection for informants.\u00a0 He emphasized the Commission\u2019s core values of confidentiality and entreated staff and students of GTI to resist, reject and report corruption. The Public Education Officer read out the free ACC mobile hotlines and explained to them the benefits of making report, including the 10% reward to informers. He however warned them against making false report which he said, constitutes one of the offences in the Anti-Corruption Act.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53443\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Al-Hassan_Sesay_ACC_explaining_the_methods_of_reporting_alleged_corrupt_cases_to_the_ACC_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53443\" alt=\"Al-Hassan Sesay, ACC explaining the methods of reporting alleged corrupt cases to the ACC \" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Al-Hassan_Sesay_ACC_explaining_the_methods_of_reporting_alleged_corrupt_cases_to_the_ACC_.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al-Hassan Sesay, ACC explaining the methods of reporting alleged corrupt cases to the ACC<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_53448\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Principal_of_GTI_Magburaka_Mr._Amadu_E._Dantes_Turay_expressing_great_satisfaction_for_the_engagement..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53448\" alt=\"Principal of GTI Magburaka Mr. Amadu E. Dantes Turay expressing great satisfaction for the engagement\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Principal_of_GTI_Magburaka_Mr._Amadu_E._Dantes_Turay_expressing_great_satisfaction_for_the_engagement..jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-53448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Principal of GTI Magburaka Mr. Amadu E. Dantes Turay expressing great satisfaction for the engagement<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In his address, Principal of Government Technical Institute, Magburaka, Mr. Amadu E.D Turay expressed appreciation to ACC for bringing the Commission closer to them. He noted that such engagement would go a long way to minimize corruption in the institution. The Principal heaped praises on the Commission for the opportunity provided to learn more about the Commission and what they should not do.\u00a0 On behalf of staff and students, he assured the Commission that they would abide by the warnings and stand firm against any act of corruption in the institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Questions and answers, suggestions and comments formed part of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><i>ACC Makeni<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><i>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has appealed to staff and students of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) in Magburaka to join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":53449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[671,673],"tags":[948,14990],"class_list":["post-53442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-national-news","tag-anti-corruption-commission","tag-gti-magburaka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}