Civil society organisations and anti-corruption agencies have called for stronger legal protection for whistleblowers to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against corruption and improve the tracing and recovery of illicit assets.
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They made the call during a stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja on Wednesday, where participants described whistleblowing as one of the most effective tools for exposing corruption but noted that inadequate protection leaves people who provide information vulnerable to reprisals.
The workshop was organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre in collaboration with the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF).
The event themed, “Strengthening Anti-Corruption Capacity & Asset Tracing Frameworks in Nigeria,” brought together civil society organisations, anti-corruption agencies, legal practitioners, the media and other stakeholders to examine ways of improving asset tracing, recovery and public accountability.
Welcoming guests and participants to the event on behalf of Olanrewaju Suraju, the HEDA chairperson, the Executive Secretary of the organisation, Arigbabu Sulaimon, described illicit financial flows, systemic corruption and sophisticated concealment of stolen public assets as major threats to Nigeria’s economic stability, public infrastructure and national security.
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