The Federal Government on Thursday said that it had recovered
about N605bn through the implementation of the whistleblower
policy.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed gave the figure during
a media briefing on the activities of the ministry.
The whistleblower policy which was inaugurated in December 2016,
was aimed at addressing the issues of corruption in the management
of government resources
The event which was held at the headquarters of the ministry of
finance was attended by other heads of agencies under the ministry
of finance.
They are the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali,
Director-General of Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha,
Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria
and the Director-General of the Securities Exchange Commission.
The finance minister described the whistleblower policy as a
huge success, adding that the N605bn so far recovered was an
improvement over the amount previously recorded.
She said, “The whistleblower policy of government subsists and
it is still being implemented. The total amount of collection that
has been made through various efforts in the whistleblower policy
is about N605bn.
“This is an improvement over the last amount that was
reported.”