A Member of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye on Wednesday gave kudos to the Federal Government for its sincerity on implementation of instant reward to whistleblowers.
Oyintiloye who gave the commendation in Osogbo said the N375.8 million reward paid by FG to 20 whistleblowers would serve as a morale booster in recovering more looted funds.
He said that the payment was a clear signal that President Muhamadu Buhari-led federal government was committed to the fight against corrupt practices in the country.
Oyintiloye, who is the House Committee Chairman on Information and Strategy, further said that the payment would encourage others who have information on looted funds to ‘blow the whistle’.
His words: “I really want to commend the president for keeping to his words under the whistle blowing reward policy.
“This shows that Mr President is sincere in the fight against corruption in the country.
“And without mincing words, this first batch of reward under the policy will encourage other people with useful information to come out to blow the whistle on stolen funds. “.
Oyintiloye also commended the Federal Government for protecting the identity of information providers, saying this would also serve as an assurance for others whistle-blowers that their identity would be protected.
He urged patriotic Nigerians to continue to support the government in its effort to sanitise the country from corruption.
Oyintiloye, however, urged Nigerians not to lose hope, saying better days are ahead and close by.
It will be recalled that the Federal Government on Wednesday said it had paid N375. 8m to 20 whistleblowers , who provided information that led to the recovery of N 11. 6bn.
The Director of Information , Mr Salisu Dambatta in a statement in Abuja, said that the payment was only for recovered assets that had been declared free of legal disputes or litigation by the Attorney-General of the Federation.
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