ICPC, Other Stakeholders Urge the National Assembly to Pass the Whistleblower Protection Policy Bill

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, and other Key stakeholders in Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts have called on the National Assembly to pass the Whistleblower Protection Policy Bill to enhance the country’s fight against corruption.

The call was made on Thursday at an event put together by the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR) to mark the 2024 African Union (AU) Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja.

This year’s theme, tagged, “Effective Whistleblower Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight against Corruption,” underscores the importance of policies safeguarding whistleblowers and encouraging the reporting of corruption for a corruption-free Nigeria.