The
Senate on Wednesday passed the Whistle-Blowers Protection Bill, which
recommends a five-year jail term or N10m fine against persons who raise false
alarm on hidden loot.
The
upper chamber of the National Assembly also approved that five per cent of loot
recovered as a result of information from a whistle-blower be given to the
informant, as currently being practised by the Federal Government.
The
passage of the bill, which was sponsored by the Deputy Minority Whip, Abiodun
Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti-South), followed the consideration and adoption of the
report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
The
panel said the bill was to build a legal framework for whistle-blowing as part
of the anti-corruption campaigns of the current administration.
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