The current political witch-hunt might have taken a new
twist as the Buhari led federal government is now resorting to inflict more
pains in this period of economic recession on innocent Nigerians who were
employed by the immediate past government led by ex-president Jonathan.
To this end, there are signs that more than 4,904 government
employees, who were enrolled by the Federal Civil Service Commission under the
administration of previous President Goodluck Jonathan, may lose their
occupations as Federal Character Commission has questioned the activity that
introduced in.
It was assembled that moves by the Federal Civil Service
Commission to sack the affected workders had started genuine challenge in the civil
service.
No less than 247 of the workers affected are said to have
requested of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses
Commission over an arrangement by the FCSC to sack them.
The Temporary Executive Chairman of the Federal Character
Commission, Dr. Shettima Abba, had questioned the Chairman of the FCSC, Mrs.
Joan Ayo, for claimed infringement of the standard of federal character in the engagement
of the workers in a letter dated May 3, 2016.
According to him the enlistment, which occurred somewhere
around 2013 and 2015, was described by an outrageous misuse of the Federal
Character standard.
He brought up that the South-South got 33.6% of those employed
as against the 26.2% allocated to candidates from the North-East, North-West
and North-Central geopolitical zones.
Abba expressed, “The Federal Character Commission has viewed
and observed with concern the recruitment exercises undertaken by the Federal
Civil Service between 2013 and 2015, which glaringly is lopsided and grossly
abused the principle of Federal Character to which all institution have
subscribed.
“The recruitment which recorded the engagement of about
4,904 workers, threw away all common sense and wisdom of national cohesion and
integration by favouring some states to the detriment of others.
“We are worried that if this trend is allowed to continue,
then some sections of the country may not only feel alienated but may feel
insecure by the action of people in authority.
“It is inconceivable and a gross injustice for a
geopolitical zone to be allocated 33.6 per cent of the total candidates
recruited as against 26.2 per cent for three zones combined, North-East,
North-West and North-Central.
“We further request without prejudice that all processes
must involve the Federal Character Commission for advice and strict adherence
to the principle of federal character as contained in our circular on
guidelines and procedure for recruitment.”
Responding, be that as it may, representative for the FCSC,
Dr. Abel Oruche, said just those employed through the back door would be
expelled.
He expressed, “I’m not aware that anybody was interrogated
by the ICPC or whether the chairman was invited. Nobody interrogated the
chairman of the FCSC, any commissioner or any official.
“The press statement we sent was not reactive, but to
explain to people what we have done and what we are doing to avoid rumour or
insinuations.
“It is an ongoing audit to make sure that all those people,
who were employed irregularly without existing vacancies, are removed. We
didn’t issue the statement because somebody called us,” in a statement he made
to the Punch.
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