The African
Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), would today, Thursday,
October 12, 2017, formally unveil its whistle-blower support project
tagged Corruption Anonymous (CORA), reports ITRealms.
Chido Onumah,
coordinator of AFRICMIL, told ITRealms
that Corruption Anonymous is billed as a civil society and people-centred
intervention to mobilize citizens as the critical success factor in the war
against corruption in Nigeria through whistle-blowing.
CORA became
necessary, Onumah said, because of the realisation that the anti-corruption war
is not a fight government can win on its own without the input of Nigerians
from all walks of life.
Late last
year, as part of efforts to tackle corruption in the country, the federal
government announced a whistle-blower policy which specifies 2.5% to 5% of
total recovery as reward for citizens whose tips lead to recovery of looted
public funds.
“Corruption
Anonymous seeks to create awareness and build public confidence and support for
the whistle-blower initiative, advocate for proper implementation of the policy
and institutionalization of the guidelines as well as reinforce protection for
whistle-blowers,” Onumah stated.
Apart from
serving as a platform for citizens to engage in whistleblowing, CORA would
provide the tools for the media to enhance its investigative work.
The public
launch, Onumah said, is being organized with the active participation of
relevant stakeholders to give momentum to whistleblowing, which is already
yielding positive results as a strategic tool in the efforts to reduce
corruption in the country.
The Acting
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu
is expected as the special guest of honour while the keynote address will be
delivered by lawyer and human rights activist, Professor Chidi Odinkalu.
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