The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Witness Protection and Management Bill, 2022 to boost the current war against corruption.The passage of the bill was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in his presentation, said the bill was read for the first time on February 23, 2021, and a second time on January 25, 2022.
According to the lawmaker, the bill seeks to provide for the legal and institutional framework for the protection of witnesses and related persons in respect of disclosures made for public interest.The report on the Witness Protection and Management Bill was passed by the Senate after a clause-by-clause consideration by the Committee of the Whole.
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