Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Dr. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning and Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will grace the unveiling of Corruption Anonymous (CORA), a whistleblowing platform.
The CORA platform is a secure civil society driven public whistleblowing tool, developed by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) in collaboration the Yar’Adua Foundation.
The platform which would be launched, Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, aims at strengthening the whistleblowing policy of the Nigerian government. It would also offer citizens avenue to submit tips on corruption and other forms of wrongdoing anonymously.
According to Dr. Chido Onumah, Coordinator, AFRICMIL, “the CORA platform will complement the government’s whistleblowing platform managed by PICA and provide Nigerians an opportunity to participate, using whistleblowing, in consolidating the fight against corruption in Nigeria.”
Dr. Ahmed, who oversees Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) which manages the whistleblowing policy, and Prof Owasanoye, will be expected to deliver special remarks at the event.
Also, goodwill messages are expected from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), National Orientation Agency (NOA), Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
As part of the launch, there will be a panel on “practical approaches and best practices for incentivizing whistleblowing in Nigeria,” comprising Mr. Oke Epia, Executive Director, OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative; Mr. Johnson Oludare, Assistant Director, Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA); Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson, ICPC, and Mr. Ayo Olowonihi, Commandant, EFCC Academy.
The event will feature a video vignette on how to blow the whistle on corruption using the CORA tool.
The CORA reporting tool is hosted on the Partners United platform, a knowledge exchange site developed by Yar’Adua Foundation with the support of MacArthur Foundation to bring together persons and groups dedicated to ensuring accountability in Nigeria.
