NAN-H-95
Policy
By Veronica Dariya
Abuja, Jan. 11, 2017 (NAN) Mr Ifeanyi Moses, a lawyer, has commended the Federal Government for its policy on whistle blowing which aims to consolidate the ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Moses gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Moses, the policy will do much more than recover loot as it will also prevent looting.
“Now that everyone is free to blow a whistle on financial mismanagement, every public official planning one form of looting or the other will be deterred from doing so.
“So, at the end of it all, the policy is not just recovering the loot, it may bring about the death of financial theft in the country,” Moses said.
The lawyer advised that all information provided should be reviewed and analysed in order to determine the veracity and whether or not to open an investigation on the matter.
He also advised that investigations should be confidential, objective and speedy.
NAN recalls that in December 2016, the Federal Government approved payment of not more than five per cent of the recovered loot to any successful whistle blower, who provides relevant information leading to the recovery of stolen funds.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said that the Federal Executive Council had approved a Whistle blowing policy aimed to consolidate the ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Adeosun said that the policy would soon be supported by a bill already receiving due attention of the National Assembly. (NAN)
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Edited By Hajia Sani/Nkechi Okoronkwo
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