Lai Mohammed, Minister of
Information and Culture, has explained why the statutory 5% has not been paid
to the Ikoyi whistle blower.
The Minister said Federal
Government has not paid 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.
Mohammed 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 minister, ‘‘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.
‘‘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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