EU, UNDP, others back Akin Fadeyi’s NOT IN MY COUNTRY Project to battle corruption in Nigeria

Akin Fadeyi, Creator and initiator of NOT IN MY COUNTRY anti-corruption Project

NOT IN MY COUNTRY, the Pan-Nigeria campaign against retail
corruption and an initiative of the Akin Fadeyi Foundation (AFF)
has secured partnership with the United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime
(UNODC) under the Project on Support to Anticorruption in
Nigeria which is fully funded by the European
Union
.  The overall objective of this initiative is to empower Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria, enhancing their capacity in the
provision of services and participation in Anti- corruption crusade.

According to a statement signed by the Founder/Executive
Director, Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Mr. Akin Fadeyi and made available to Asabeafrika, it reads;
 “We are extremely proud to announce that the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) under the Project on Support to Anticorruption in Nigeria which
is fully funded by the European Union, have partnered with our nationwide
campaign against retail and petty corruption- NOT IN MY COUNTRY.
This commendable support is coming after a strict
shortlisting processes and other global standard measures. We shall be working
in concert with other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who also bring on
board various advocacy projects aimed at social reordering for a better
society.

Akin Fadeyi….The man who wants corruption stamped out from all sectors of Nigeria’s Socio-economical life

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At the Foundation, “Our
projects are driven by enterprising, cerebral and young patriotic Nigerians who
are selflessly committed to impacting their environment to shun retail and
petty corruption, I believe this support will further accelerate our collective
quest to meet the global most valued agenda in Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). It will reawaken us as a nation, specifically against ingenious acts of
citizen-corruption, poverty and environmental unfriendly acts”
“We have such ambition to influence our
social space which has suffered social corrosion and a depletion of
societal core values with debilitating effects on our collective psyche”,
Fadeyi
said.
“Our quick
areas of interest is to strengthen capacity by partnering with some
institutions including law enforcement Agencies to combat petty corruption. We
shall also work with selected Nigerian schools and explore opportunities for
instilling the right values and raising Anti-Corruption Ambassadors from that
vulnerable sector of the society”

Akin
noted.
Akin Fadeyi, a rare breed leader of this generation
Since the beginning of the year, Akin Fadeyi Foundation has creatively deployed one minute dramatic
infomercial parodies to campaign against corruption in Nigeria through a
citizen led initiative. This has been with the inclusion of top-rate thespians
in Nigeria. NOT IN MY COUNTRY tells the story of the corrupt on
the one part, and the campaigner against corruption on the other part – both
from the same populace of a nation blessed with culturally adept and
value-driven people but beleaguered by the social dysfunction of endemic
corruption.
Other Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs) that are
benefitting from the Anti-Corruption grants funded by the European Union, and in partnership with UNODC and UNDP are Youth Progressive Association in Taraba, 
African Network for Environment & Economic Justice,
Justice Development and Peace Commission,
 Alliance for Credible Elections
, African
Centre for Rural Development
& Environment,
Self-Help Development Facilitators, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria, Integrity Organization, and The
New Generation Girls and Women
Development
Initiative.