The Senate has passed a bill to protect whistleblowers and witnesses directly involved in the prosecution of certain criminal cases.

The bill, titled Witness Protection Programme (Establishment etc), SB 157, was passed on Thursday, following a report submitted by the committee on human rights, legal matters and judiciary chaired by David Umaru (APC-Niger).

It was sponsored by Isiaka Adeleke, the Osun West APC Senator who died in April.

When the bill scaled the second reading in October 2016, the Senate had resolved that it be merged with a similar proposal to protect persons making disclosures for public interest and other forms reappraisal, sponsored by Abiodun Olujimi, PDP-Ekiti.

In his lead debate when the bill was being considered for second reading last year, Mr. Adeleke had said a law protecting witnesses was usually required in the prosecution of organised crimes like terrorism.

In such trials, Mr. Adeleke said, the witnesses would be allowed to wear masks, bear pseudo names and receive protection from authorities.

On her part, Mrs. Olujimi said “this is a cardinal bill in the fight against corruption.” She said fighting corruption hung on effective protection of whistleblowers.

She mentioned three instances at the Ministry of Aviation, Women Development Centre and the Police Service Commission where whistleblowers were fired.

Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former chairman of the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives, was just recently suspended for 181 legislative days on the ground that he breached members’ privilege.

In his remark after the bill was passed Wednesday, the deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided, thanked his colleagues for the bill, which he said, was in honour of the deceased Adeleke.

The bill must also be passed by the House of Representatives and signed by the president to be law.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/233385-breaking-nigerian-senate-passes-bill-to-protect-whistle-blowers.html

Some pretty good news. The whistleblowers should be safe from losing jobs and violence. They do the society a favor uncovering curruption that stays hidden.

You mean am not safe before blowing my whistle? But now safe.Good move

With such development, even your brother go join blow whistle untop your matter...after that he wear their mask..mtchwwww of a goverbmint.

Alexsmith20:
With such development, even your brother go join blow whistle untop your matter...after that he wear their mask..mtchwwww of a goverbmint.

The mask thing was probably just reference to other cases like in Colombia during Pablo Escobar's terror. Whistleblowers get plenty of cash as motivation.

8th national assembly is the best so far although still poor.Saraki led assembly score 45/100:

with,
electoral amendment
Petroleum industry bill passed
whistleblower protection bill
southeast commission bill.

keep it up,you can score above 50.


David mark,Ken nnamani,okadigbo,wabara assemblies put together score 35/100

Our problem has always been implementation of laws. I think we have enough laws to make this country better. However, our leaders develop cold feet when it comes to implementation.

Saraki

when will this useless senate pass bill to impeach our incapacitated president?

Good.

If I whistleblow on the senators am I covered?

Thank God.

I receive countless threats daily...even here in NL.
But man must talk

these guys should pass bill on corruption cases and improvement of the country not all dese

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I don't like this, especially when world cup qualifications is coming, now the referee can do whatever they like. mchteeeww

Ok

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Na wa o

I go blow for buhari
That man na thief
E don dey use style dey stach money for uk.... They can't fool me
I go blow whistle to blow

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Simple thing senate just make corruption an offence with the death sentence so that there wud nothing to blow whistle on. Tackle the root cause. The current 2 years jail term is too little for someone who stole billlions. With such sentence u pamper not fight corruption. But how will thieves and looters make laws against looting. Shey na robbers like Saraki,Akpabio,Dino, TA Orji and others go make such laws. So disappointing is Ben Bruce with his empty "common sense" rant or Shehu Sani who claim to be human rights activists.
By d way let them account for d constituency allowance they receive cos there are no tangible projects they have executed. By the way d legislature has no business in financing projects at all and that is part of the huge drain on resources to execute capital projects

O better!

MISSNORA:
Who missed me?

Why won't I miss those behind
Wonderfully made and packaged in heaven
Just for my consumption

Hmmmm