Senate Warns MDAs Over Secret Lopsided Appointment
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The Senate on Monday warned that it will take actions against Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) of the federal government found to be involved in secret lopsided employment.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter Governmental Affairs, Senator Danjuma La’ah said the proper thing was for the MDAs to ensure that all qualified Nigerians are given opportunity for jobs instead of secret lopsided appointment.
Heads of MDAs were told to ensure that the six geopolitical zones in the country benefit from any available job opportunity.
Danjuma La’ah spoke when his Committee met with officials of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS).
According to him, “All along, our committee has not been taking the issue very seriously but now we are ready to ensure that the right things are done.
“We must follow the law during recruitments exercises and all geopolitical zones must be fairly captured.
“Our committee would ensure that we follow up where necessary through aggressive oversight no matter what it will take us.
“All the geopolitical zones have qualified Nigerians in all spheres of life. So there is no basis lopsidedness in employment.”
“The Senate is hereby emphasising that appointments must be given special considerations to ensure that geopolitical zones are adequately represented in the federal civil service.
“We will visit all the MDAs this year to audit their staff list. We will take drastic action against any erring agency.”
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