{"id":12477,"date":"2017-04-22T20:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=12477"},"modified":"2017-04-22T20:54:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T19:54:40","slug":"fg-considers-strengthening-whistleblower-policy-to-fight-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fg-considers-strengthening-whistleblower-policy-to-fight-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Considers Strengthening Whistleblower Policy To Fight Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Folake Sokoya<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development to State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the enthusiastic response of Nigerians to the whistle blower policy had boosted the tempo of the anti-corruption crusade of the Buhari\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the government is considering ways of enhancing the structural capacity of the whistle blower mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is considering empowering the mechanism by either bringing it under the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PCAC or some other body to imbue the process with a strategic national purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a word, government thinks that the whistleblower mechanism is too important to be left without a strategic, national direction,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu commended the zeal and patriotism of Nigerians for responding positively to the whistleblower incentive policy, which was intended to expose hidden looted funds.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Presidential aide, no public policy can succeed or go far enough without public support and participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the citizens realise they are victims of corruption, they may feel encouraged to join the efforts to expose looted funds,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He explained that the huge and incredible amounts of looted funds being recovered by EFCC and the whistleblower efforts \u201cis a revelation about the mindless, callous and reckless scale on which Nigeria had been robbed by unpatriotic and egregiously selfish public officials.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said the election of President Buhari in 2015 was a divine intervention in response to the desperate cries of Nigerians for urgent change.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential spokesman maintained that stealing by officials under a democratic government at the expense of people\u2019s welfare \u201cis worst betrayal of voters\u2019 mandate\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, government is getting suggestions to bring the issue of illegal weapons in the hand of citizens that are being used to fuel intra and inter-communal violence under the purview whistle blower policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it is true; the presidency has received suggestions that call for the whistle blower policy to be extended to the possession of illegal weapons by powerful individuals in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government will look at all that and make a pronouncement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians would be encouraged to expose the presence of illegal weapons in the homes of powerful politicians and other public figures, who may use those deadly arms for sinister political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose patriotic Nigerians exposing looted funds deserve all the encouragement and protection to sustain their enthusiasm, with a view to encouraging more citizens to participate in this major aspect of the anti corruption crusade,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu assured that the Buhari\u2019s administration would ensure judicious use of all recovered funds and commended Nigerians for their support.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folake Sokoya The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth. 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