Politics
Whistle-Blower Will Go Mad If We Pay Him N860m At Once – Presidency
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has revealed why the Federal is hesitant to pay the whistle-blower who exposed the N13 billion found in an Ikoyi, Lagos apartment, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Sagay said the Federal Government does not want the whistle-blower to run mad at the sight of the huge sum of money, something he has not seen before.
According to him, the government deliberately delayed the payment because he needed to be adequately counselled before such amount would be handed over to him.
Sagay said if the commission, which the whistle-blower claims is N860m, was given to him immediately, he probably would have squandered it within a month or two.
The presidential adviser told Punch that, “What I gathered from my inquiry is that the man is not sufficiently stable to receive such a huge sum of money. He is like someone who will almost run mental when he gets the money and will use it in an irresponsible manner, attracting not only undesirable people but even danger to himself.
“I think what they wanted to do for him was to provide counsellors. Not just counsellors for character and mental situation but counsellors who would be like consultants that would help him to really invest the money and plan in such a way that he doesn’t throw it away in five minutes.
“They are trying to help him. Nobody is denying him anything. They are trying to help him but he just misunderstands the intention and like everyone that has been deprived for a long time, he is so desperate to have it, but from what I can see, if they just give him everything, it won’t last more than a month or two because so many people will start finding ways to get to him and taking their portions from him. So, they were just trying to help him but he became hysterical.”
Sagay told Punch that the Federal Government has decided to pay the whistle-blower in tranches, adding that such a method of payment would deter him from spending it all at once.
He added, “It is better to pay him in tranches. I agree with the government because if not, he will throw it away. This is valuable money that government could have used for millions of unemployed and wretchedly poor people.
“One man is getting it and he just wants it so that he can blow it all in five minutes? No, the government has a responsibility to see that his excitement does not end in seeing the money being thrown away irresponsibly. So, I agree with the government.”
Alkali Dogo
November 14, 2017 at 1:18 pm
Is his property just give him at once even he dies none of your problem, just pay him.
Prince Gaiser Osagie - Erese
November 14, 2017 at 12:50 pm
Truly too much money in your pocket is a source of madness and insecurity. Some Evans may locate you to collect the money.
Solo KC
November 14, 2017 at 12:07 pm
everything about this useless apc is fake, 860m will make a nija man go mad in this country? u idiots have seen that he has join million club u are now talking trash, pay him hopeless promise and fail ghost goverment
Chinasa Philomena
November 14, 2017 at 11:23 am
Solomon Eva
November 14, 2017 at 11:22 am
He did not run mad when he risked his life to leaked the information to efcc,but now he will run mad when paid? You have seen that Nnamdi KANU is right by the name animal kingdom?. Lol
Jude Idoko
November 14, 2017 at 10:49 am
lie lie goverment
Samuel Ogbonna
November 14, 2017 at 10:38 am
Has the thieves that stock that money in that house gone mad? Chaiiii Nigeria n corruption abeg pay that guy, if he gose mad is none of ur biz, after all how many mad men n women have FG rehabilitate, thieves just looking for way to divert attentions
Fatima Ibrahim
November 14, 2017 at 10:36 am
Never mind’The Thief did not go Mad nd Crazy,likewise the Whistle-Blower would be safe nd sound.
Just pay him off!
Humphrey Okeke
November 14, 2017 at 10:27 am
FG is not ready to pay whistle blower his money because the said money to pay his is a huge amount of money they are trying to denial the process
Ali Jos Katsina
November 14, 2017 at 10:00 am
D guy don hammer nw frm maigad to millionier
Ugwuala Solomon
November 14, 2017 at 9:59 am
Pay him, u ar look for a way to divert his own glory.