Senate pass Whistleblower Protection Bill

   The Bill, which seeks to encourage and facilitate the disclosures of improper conduct by public officers and public bodies was presented by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator David Umaru, the member representing Niger East in the 8th National Assembly.
   The Bill also seeks to ensure that persons who make disclosures and persons who may suffer reprisals in relation to such disclosures are protected under the law.
It specifies who is qualified to make disclosure of improper conduct; the procedure for making disclosures; and the protection due to the ‘whistleblowers.’
   Speaking on the passage of the Bill, the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki described it as a landmark piece of legislation.