Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,
has disclosed that any whistle-blower whose information leads to the recovery
of up to 1 billion Naira will receive 5% of the amount; that the reward for any
amount between 1 and 5 billion Naira will be 5% for the first 1 billion Naira
and 4% of the remaining 4 billion Naira, and that any amount over 5 billion
Naira will attract 2.5% reward. In a statement released on Sunday, Lai said;
''For example, if a
whistle-blower provides information leading to the recovery of 10 billion
Naira, he or she will receive 5% of the first 1 billion Naira, 4% of the next 4
billion Naira and 2.5% of the remaining 5 billion Naira. What we have done by
making this information public is to reassure potential whistle-blowers that
the plan to reward is real. We are not just saying we will pay all
whistle-blowers, but we are letting them know in advance what they are entitled
to, once the information they provide leads to the recovery of looted funds,''
he said.
He added that the Federal Government will protect
the identity of all whistle-blowers, whether in the public or the private
sector, and also ensure that the information they provide is kept secret.
''For those who may
have suffered any backlash as a result of the information they provide, their
cases will be reviewed and appropriate mitigating actions taken,'' he said.
Mohammed said the assurance followed the presentations made to the Presidential
Assets Recovery Committee by concerned citizens and groups about the safety of
whistle-blowers. ''Whistle-blowers have nothing to fear, because the committee
has put in place the necessary measures to safeguard those who give useful
information. As a matter of fact, whistle-blowers have everything to gain and
nothing to lose,'' he said
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