The Federal Government last Wednesday approved the draft Whistleblower Bill 2022 to strengthen its anti-graft war and protect citizens helping in the fight. The new bill will be aligned with the Evidence Act. Lawyers spoke with ADEBISI ONANUGA on how government can use the new law to strengthen the anti-corruption war and get Nigerians to buy into it
Last week, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the draft Whistleblower Bill, 2022 to strengthen its anti-corruption war and protect citizens helping in the fight.
Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the council gave its approval to the bill with a condition that it should conform to the Evidence Act.
The minister explained to state house correspondents that the law-in-the-making was necessary as the whistleblower policy was losing steam because potential whistleblowers were gradually withdrawing because of fear of exposure to danger.
She said the memo presented on the draft Whistleblower Bill, 2022 had been reviewed by council and approved with a provision to ensure alignment with the Evidence Act, stressing that the purpose of operationalising and putting in place the bill was to strengthen the fight against corruption, to also enable protection for whistleblowers who provide information for use by government.
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