Whistle-blowing: Federal Government Recovers N594.09bn In Less 3 Years – Sagay - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
March 5, 2020
The Chairman, Presidential AdvisoryCommittee Against Corruption, PACAC Itse Sagay, says the whistleblowing policyof the Federal Government has led to the recovery of over 594.09 billion nairain less than three years of its introduction.
Sagay spoke at a two-day roundtablejointly organised by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, thePACAC and the MacArthur Foundation, with the theme, “Entrenching Whistleblowingin Regulatory and Revenue-Generating Agencies” in Abuja.
He added that the policy recorded791 cases of infractions from ‘actionable tips’ in the same period, saying ithad been successful in terms of assets recovered and by revelation of variousscams used by fraudulent Nigerians in bleeding the country’s purse.
The Chairman noted that someNigerians living abroad, particularly in the USA, have suggested that thewhistle blower’s policy should be operated abroad in order to expose Nigerianswho loot Nigerians funds, and then launder them abroad by buying expensiveproperties in the name of their relatives living or studying abroad.