Lagos State Government has, through the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), unveiled a whistleblowing mechanism with a promise to extend it to other ministries, departments and agencies.
The programme is hosted on Deloitte Tip-offs Anonymous, which enables users to report misconduct and other unethical behaviours by public officials from any part of the world.
Users could use any of the major Nigerian languages on the multiple-reporting channel, which has a downloadable mobile app. The mobile format guarantees complete confidentiality as it does not require users’ identities before use. The channel is also accessible through its dedicated website.
The Commissioner of Finance, during the launch in Lagos last week, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, said LIRS was chosen to lead the pilot phase of the initiative owing to its centrality to the state’s economy. He noted that it would be extended to other MDAs of the state government.
According to the commission, the programme would redefine the government’s engagement with Lagos residents, while improving public service delivery. He assured Lagosians that the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was fully committed to the success of the project.
Olowo said the government has taken transparency of the scheme seriously, hence it secured the service of Deloitte to roll out the whistleblowing programme. He said there would be a yearly review of the scheme with full disclosure of the number of reported cases, the number of cases investigated and the...
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