 Similarly, the Lagos government has launched a to-hissle-blowing initiative to ensure transparency, accountability, stimulate trust and more investment into Lagos and above all to mitigate fraud. This was a submission of the Commissioner for Finance, Rabi Olo, while speaking at the launch of the stage whistle-blowing initiative at Alausa in Ikeja. Plastic correspondents love the Kukuiroko has more. This whistle-blowing initiative, a statewide project, was introduced to provide a platform for employees, stakeholders and the general public to report violations, misconduct or unethical behavior across the state. It is meant to encourage reporting of illegal actions or financial crimes through the appropriate channel with a view to correcting non-compliance. The initiative aimed at building a speak-up culture in the public is being piloted by the Lagos State's Internal Revenue Service, LIRS. The state government's decision to pioneer implementation of the scheme in LIRS is in tandem with the agency's continuous drive and drive to ensure that our responsibility to the state is carried out efficiently and effectively. The LIRS boss explained that the facility does not only provide the avenue to report, but ensures credibility of reports through investigation, feedback and protection of such whistle-blowers. The facility is designed to ensure that concerns about wrongdoing or malpractice within the agency can be raised by any stakeholder without fear of victimization, subsequent discrimination, disadvantage or dismissal. The Commissioner for Finance and that of budget and economic planning, Rabi Uluwu and Sam Egubi, in their separate speeches, highlighted more on the initiative. The next level is for us to take it down to 20 local government areas and six or 37 LCDAs to ensure that there is an end-to-end activity whereby we promote transparency, accountability for the Lagos residents. So this is something that we're going to do and we are very hopeful that it will be accepted. This particular launch is another milestone attempt to open up the state to accountability, to transparency to the citizens of Lagos state to participate in governance. We must all believe that there are improved and increased participation through safe channels like what we are launching today would stimulate trust, would stimulate openness and would stimulate investments from the people of Lagos. The platform is safe for confidentiality and it is independently managed by Dilat, a globally accredited company. The policy was introduced in December 2016 by the federal government as part of initiatives to wage war against corruption. Here, we're sublowing health lines to Dil, should you see something and want to report? Please dial 0800 847 6337 again 0800 847 6337 From Lagos, love Ikuku Uyiduku, plus TV news. To get notified about fresh news updates.