Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has opened an investigation into the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). REA Managing Director Aliyu Abba said the agency welcomed the exercise, describing the broad review of its systems and operations as a step toward stronger accountability and greater openness. He said REA’s expanding portfolio of programmes, partnerships and investments places an increased obligation on it to maintain internal controls that are transparent, accountable and fit for purpose. Abba also urged closer cooperation between the ICPC and the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU). “An organisation demonstrates the greatest transparency when it allows independent scrutiny of its processes, detects weaknesses and takes active steps to correct them,” he said. The managing director added that engagement with the ICPC and ACTU would become a permanent framework for regularly assessing and improving the systems supporting rural electrification nationwide. The development follows REA’s recent recognition as a leading power-sector institution in the ICPC’s 2025 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Ranking and Performance Outlook.
