THE African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) says, lack of legal protection has weakened public confidence in whistleblowing and discouraged citizens from exposing corruption.
Dr Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
Onumah expressed concern that, nine years after Nigeria introduced the whistleblower policy, not much has been done to sustain its implementation.
He recalled that the policy led to significant recoveries of stolen funds in its early years, but it began to wane because those exposing corruption were not protected.
Onumah also underscored the need for a well-informed judiciary to achieve success in the enforcement of the whistleblower legislation.
“The enactment of a law is only the first step, its effectiveness will ultimately be determined by the courts,’’ he said.
To this end, he said AFRICMIL will be proactively engaging the guardians of the constitution, to build consensus on the importance of protecting citizens who expose corruption.
Specifically, he said AFRICMIL would be convening Nigeria’s first National Interactive Forum for Judges on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection on Sept.18 in Abuja.
According to him, the forum is being convened in partnership with Tap iNitiative, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) and Progressive Impact Organisation for Community...
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