By Victoria Ojeme, and Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja.
The Executive Director of Corruption Observatory, Ovie Richard, weekend advised the Federal Government, FG, to put in place protection laws to protect whistleblowers, in a bid to fight corruption.
He stated this, in Abuja, during a colloquium organised by a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Corruption Observatory, CO, aimed at finding a common definition of corruption for Nigeria and to mark his 60th birthday.
Richard, while stating that corruption in Nigeria was endemic and can not be wholly eradicated at all levels, said that finding a common definition of what corruption is all about could be the first step at combating it.
He said: “We need to subscribe to international standards. Standards about whistleblowing. Imagine a country of close to 200 million people. With this kind of corruption being endemic, we don’t have a whistleblower protection law in place. So, if you blow the whistle, the whistle can actually blow you out.
“This government came and were all happy but after a few months, you know you can see where we are at the moment but there are a number of things that should be done.
“One thing I would advise the government to do is to put in place a Whistleblower Protection Act so that people are free to raise concerns and express themselves around, report when they want to report without fear of being victimised.
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