A whistleblower sacked for exposing alleged fraud at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2016, Ntia Thompson, has been reinstated.
He was later disengaged from service on February 23, 2017, for exposing fraud to the tune of $229,000 and N800,000.
The fraud was alleged to have been committed by Mohammed Kachallah, the Director-General of DTCA.
The move came just two months after the Muhammadu Buhari administration, through the Executive Council of the Federation, approved the whistle-blowing policy, promising full protection and restitution for any informant against harassment, intimidation or victimisation.
The case is currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Earlier in March, two civic groups had called for the reinstatement of the whistleblower.
In an open letter sent to PREMIUM TIMES, one of the groups, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, had given the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, a seven-day ultimatum to recall Mr. Thompson who was sacked after exposing the alleged fraud.
But apart from Mr. Thompson, two other whistleblowers, Aaron Kaase of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Murtala Ibrahim of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), are facing similar ordeals.
Mr. Kaase has been on suspension without pay since May 21, 2016, while Mr. Ibrahim, on his part, was dismissed outright, report said.
Reacting to the news of Mr. Thompson’s reinstatement on Monday, the Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy, AFRICMIL, described Mr. Thompson’s reinstatement as a triumph of good over evil.
Premiumtimes report.
*This Mr Thompson should use the percentage he got from whilstle blowing and go somewhere to do something again,that job he blew the whistle on will never be the same again.
I wonder how his name leaked as the whilstleblower
Staff would be looking at him as a traitor
ReplyDeleteStaff would be looking at him as a traitor
ReplyDeleteIsn't whistleblowing supposed to be done anonymously? Why expose their names like that. This country lacks regard for human life.
ReplyDeleteI thought the blower's identity was suppose to be anonymous...
ReplyDeleteMr Thompson,if you are reading this please take Stella's advice before they kill you there
ReplyDeleteHis grand exit is being orchestrated. Whistleblowers Association bawo????
ReplyDeleteNigerians can never do things right. See how they expose their names and work. Nonsesense people
ReplyDeleteRest of mind can never attributed to him again....
ReplyDeleteWhy did they mentions names?This people don't have brain at all
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