The Prevention Unit of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Bo in collaboration with Public Education and Outreach Unit in the office has conducted a capacity building training for employees of the Bo City Council on integrity and ethics in the workplace.
The training, which took place on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 at the council’s conference hall at Reservation, Kortugbuma Section Bo, focused on integrity values and ethical practices for daily quality service delivery. It is part of the Commission’s commitment to promoting ethical values and safeguards in public sector institutions in order to enhance personnel output and protect public resources.
ACC’s Senior Public Education Officer, Abdulai Saccoh, described the training as a deliberate attempt by the Commission to help foster an open and positive work environment, in order to promote an ethical approach to decision-making and diversity and inclusion. Saccoh affirmed that the engagement was in tandem with the Commission’s strategic approach to ensure pillars of integrity become more viable and productive.
He admonished participants to put national interest first and desist from dishonest practices, because they may amount to corruption and trigger ACC investigations. He said unsuspecting masses suffer most when corruption is practised by public officers. “If only public officers had committed to best practices in the management and utilization of public funds, the perennial audit issues would have been resolved,” Saccoh said.
He explained some of the provisions in the Anti-Corruption Act 2008 (as amended in 2019), noting that any person convicted would be punished as prescribed by law.
In her contribution, Prevention Officer, Yema Ben Kamara, said that workplace ethics and integrity are important for the operation and growth of every institution. She emphasized that integrity and professional ethics are the bedrock needed to build a transparent society.
Madam Kamara highlighted a number of unethical practices that continue to impede the developmental strides of local councils. She said that public sector institutions are in a deplorable state due to weak systems and blatant disregard for existing regulatory framework.
She advised participants to see the engagement as a wake- up call to enable them act swiftly and address specific integrity and accountability issues that have the tendency to undermine council’s revenue mobilization drive. She implored participants to always stand for what is right although it can be uncomfortable sometimes.
Earlier, the Chief Administrator of the Bo City Council, Henry Powell, appreciated the Commission’s prevention drive to promote best practices in the Council. He assured the Commission of their commitment to build on the gains already achieved and promised to institute anti-corruption safeguards.
Mr Powell called on his colleagues to always adhere to the Council’s code of ethics during the course of their work.
