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Approximately 35 federal government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) have declined to attend the House of Representatives ad hoc committee’s investigation into alleged employment racketeering. The investigation follows a former desk officer’s admission of collecting over N75 million in bribes from job seekers on behalf of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) Chairman, Farida Dankala.
Initially, representatives from the accused MDAs were expected to provide their accounts during Tuesday’s investigative hearing. However, during the resumed hearing, Yusuf Gagdi, the chairman of the ad hoc committee, accused the MDAs of showing a lack of respect for constituted authority.
Gagdi expressed his disappointment, stating that only four out of the expected 40 agencies were present. He reminded the agencies of their obligation to send desk officers to aid in the timely processing of information. Gagdi had previously requested the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Budget Office, Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), and the FCC to provide desk officers.
As the desk officers were not provided, Gagdi issued an order for directors from the agencies to appear before the committee and provide the required information.
During the hearing, the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, the National Teachers Institute, the National Commission for Colleges of Education, and the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria were among the agencies that appeared before the committee.
Gagdi criticized the MDAs for seeking recruitment waivers without advertising the vacancies, highlighting the potential for fraudulent activity.
Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, stated that the council had received approval to recruit 122 individuals in 2018 with the necessary budget approval and waiver from the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
Paulinus Chijoke, Registrar of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, also presented the agency’s case, revealing its current workforce of 280 employees while seeking approval for additional hires.
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