Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has revealed why the statutory 5% is yet to be paid to the Ikoyi whistle blower.
Lai Mohammed made it known that Federal Government has not paid the money due to controversy surrounding the identity of the real whistleblower.
Speaking during a visit to Leadership Newspaper, on Tuesday, the Minister said the matter is complicated because two people were laying claim to the money.
The Information minsiter said since different persons were laying claim to the money, government would follow due process in arriving at the true identity of the owner.
According to the former APC spokesperson, ‘‘It is a bit complicated because more than one person is claiming the money and we do not want to disclose the identity of the Whistle blower.
Why Federal Government Is Yet To Pay Ikoyi Whistleblower - Lai Mohammed Opens Up |
‘‘We have a very unique situation in our hand at the moment; it is so complex and complicated. One said we should not pay the other and the other one has gone to court.
“Now we have the authentic whistle blower and fake whistle blower, we hope to find out the real person. Ordinarily, a whistle blower should be anonymous. However, we are working very closely to ensure that such thing never happens again.’’
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