The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has spoken of the contribution of civil servants to the whistleblower policy of the Federal Government.
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Adeosun on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking at a seminar organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) on “The Whistleblower Policy and its Implication for Public Servants”, said that over 5,000 reports were received through various reporting channels, adding that over half of the reports came from civil servants.
The minister said that the information received showed that certain types of tips were recurring.
She said, “Thirty-nine per cent (144) of the actionable tips relate to misappropriation and diversion of funds/revenue, 16 per cent (60) relate to ghost workers, illegal recruitment and embezzlement of funds meant for personnel emolument.
“Fifteen per cent (56) relate to violation of TSA regulation, 13 per cent (49) relate to contract inflation/violation of the Procurement Act.
“Others include failure to carry out projects for which funds have been released and nine per cent (34) relate to non-remittance of pension and National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) deductions.’’
Adeosun explained that whistleblower whose information directly led to the recovery of stolen or concealed funds or assets, was entitled to between 2.5 per cent and five per cent of the amount recovered as an incentive.
