ACC's mixed up priorities

It seems to us that this kind of internal squabbling is reminiscent of the bad old days of the BAC, and is useful to no one. More to the point, it does not sit in with the statutory status of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

We would have hoped that by now the commission would have hit upon a modus operandi agreeable to all as to how to conduct its affairs, and the absence of such consensus indicates to us that the commission is still at this late date suffering its teething pains.

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We strongly urge the commission get its house in order first before anything else. Getting its house in order means finalising an organogram, rules of business, and anything else needed to ensure that the commission can do its job smoothly and without disturbance. This should have been accomplished months ago. However, there is no merit to rushing ahead without solving these fundamental problems, as undue haste would in the long run hurt more than help.

The ACC's proposals for setting up offices at three major ports which have become dens of corruption have to do with its surveillance and preventative role but the immediate task before the commission is to launch a massive investigation into the recorded corruption cases. It is important therefore, that a clear-cut decision is made on how many of the carry-over cases from the BAC days will be actually taken up by the ACC.

Too much time has already passed. We would like to see the ACC run in the efficient and effective manner that is needed by the country.