NUJ and other stakeholders have advocated for the passage of a whistleblower protection law to encourage undeterred reportage of corrupt practices.

News Agency of Nigeria • October 22, 2024

The Nigeria Union of Journalists and other stakeholders have advocated for the passage of a whistleblower protection law to encourage undeterred reportage of corrupt practices.

The stakeholders made the call in a communique issued on Tuesday in Abuja at the end of a one-day workshop on effective collaboration to prevent corruption.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission organised the workshop in collaboration with NUJ. The MacArthur Foundation also supported it.

ICPC chairman Musa Adamu-Aliyu and NUJ president Christopher Isiguzo signed the communique.

The stakeholders noted that a whistleblower protection law would mitigate journalists’ risks, stressing that journalists’ safety must be a priority.

The fight against corruption, they said, was risky, hence the need for a protection mechanism to be established for the protection and safety of journalists and citizens who expose corruption everywhere.

“Journalists, as members of the fourth estate of the realm, have a great role to play in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Their cooperation with ICPC is needed to prevent, expose corruption, create public awareness and mobilise Nigerians to support the fight against corruption and corrupt practices,” the communique stated.

The stakeholders acknowledged...

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