The federal government has acknowledged the failure of one of its policies, whistleblowing, to yield results, saying it has lost momentum.
The whistleblowing policy was launched in Nigeria on December 21, 2016 to encourage people to voluntarily disclose information about fraud and other forms of corruption or theft.
The policy rewards a whistleblower who provides information about any financial mismanagement or tip about any stolen funds to the ministry's portal, with 2.5 percent to five percent from the recovered funds by the Nigerian government.
To give a fresh life to the policy, the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, however disclosed yesterday that the federal government has approved the draft bill to strengthen the fight against corruption and to also enable protection for whistleblowers that provide information for use by the government.
She gave the hint while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa, Abuja.
She said, "The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning presented a number of memos today. The first is the draft whistleblower bill for 2022. This memo has been reviewed by council and approved with a provision to ensure alignment with the Evidence Act.
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