Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Commission, made the assertion on Thursday in Awka at a meeting on strengthening the capacity of stakeholders on whistleblowing policy, organised by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, (AFRICMIL).
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This was disclosed at a training for lawyers on: “Whistleblower Protection in Nigeria,” organised by the African Centre for Media Literacy in collaboration with Cleen Foundation, with support from MacArthur Foundation on Friday in Abuja.
A whistleblower who works for the federal government has told members of Congress that the White House overruled career employees who denied security clearances to 25 individuals.
The Coordinator, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, Chido Onumah, stated this in a press statement on Wednesday.
The Senate’s decision was as a result of the clause by clause consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on the Whistleblowers Protection Bill.
Dogara said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a workshop organised for the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes and members of the civil society on the Whistle Blowers Bill
A statement signed by Festus Akanbi, the Special Adviser, Media, to the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said the tips came via text messages, calls, email and forms filled on the ministry’s website