With the successes recorded with the whistle blowing policy, the
Presidency has said it may extend the policy to recovery of illegal
weapons.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the enthusiastic
response of Nigerians to the whistle-blower policy had boosted the tempo
of the anti-corruption crusade of the administration.
Highlihting how the the federal government was considering empowering
the policy, Shehu disclosed that it may either be brought under the
Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption or any other body to
imbue the process with a strategic national purpose.
He said, “The government thinks that the whistle-blower mechanism is
too important to be left without a strategic, national direction.
“Yes, it is true; the Presidency has received suggestions that call
for the whistle-blower policy to be extended to the possession of
illegal weapons by powerful individuals in the country.
“The government will look at all that and make a pronouncement.
“Nigerians would be encouraged to expose the presence of illegal
weapons in the homes of powerful politicians and other public figures
who may use those deadly arms for sinister political agenda.”