Presidency moves to strengthen whistle blowing policy

The Presidency on Wednesday said the Federal Government has started efforts towards strengthen the Whistle blowing policy in the country.

A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, said the evidence followed breakthrough recorded in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth.

He said the enthusiastic response of Nigerians to the whistle blowing policy has boosted the tempo of the anti -corruption crusade of the Buhari administration and as a consequence, the government is considering ways of enhancing the structural capacity of the whistle blowing mechanism.

The government, he said, is considering empowering the mechanism by either bringing it under the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) or some other body to imbue the process with a strategic national purpose.

“In a word, government thinks that the whistle blowing mechanism is too important to be left without a strategic, national direction,” Shehu said.

He commended the zeal and patriotism of Nigerians for responding positively to the whistle blowing incentive policy, which is intended to expose hidden looted funds.

“No public policy can succeed or go far enough without public support and participation. When the citizens realise they are victims of corruption, they may feel encouraged to join the efforts to expose looted funds,” he added.

( The Nation)