The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has demanded an
urgent explanation from the Department of State Services (DSS) over the recent
‘lopsided’ appointments into the organization. FCC Chairman, Dr. Shettima Abba,
said the commission had given the DSS a three-month ultimatum to explain the
alleged lopsided appointment or face appropriate sanctions.
The DSS was recently caught up in the web of recruitment
scandal following the revelation of a shocking lopsidedness in the composition
of the new officers recently absorbed into the agency.
According to reports, the DSS recruited 51 persons from
Katsina state alone whereas all the states in the South South got a combined 42
candidates.
Abba, in a statement said the commission was waiting for the
DSS Director General, Mallam Lawal Daura, who is out of the country on
assignment.
He said, “In the Federal Character Commission, we are
looking at the total number of indigenes of each state in a particular
organisation. With the DSS, until we look at the total number on the nominal
roll and compare it with the recruitment recently made, we cannot categorically
say anything yet.
“The FCC has given the DSS three months to respond. If they don’t respond, whatever sanction that is being applied shall be taken. No answer has been given by the DSS because the DG is not in the country.Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“Similar lopsided recruitment has been made in the past. That was in 2014-2016 which people complained about. We want to now go in to look at the total number from each state and this will determine our action.
“Although I have not seen the nominal roll I believe this one might be a corrective measure. We have already written to the DSS to supply us with the details of the recruitment and the details of their nominal roll including those who applied and those shortlisted so that we can confirm if the recruitment is lopsided or not. If we discover that it is lopsided, we will advise them appropriately.
“Certain states are seriously over employed, if you look at the recent ones, if they were under represented in the previous recruitment before this one, then it is a corrective measure.
“For now it is not yet time for us to conclude on anything. They have to provide us with details of their manpower across the states.
“The advertisement the DSS did was internal on their website. That was the reason we wrote to them to tell us the processes they used, we had earlier sent them our own processes of recruitment before and after they recruited. They are aware of FCC procedures and guidelines of advertisements, bringing out a long list and a short list on how these things are being done.”
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Who does this Northerners think they are if I may ask.
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Hmm,the bad egg and the lopsidedness started from Buhari himself, so think that the DSS boss followed the path of his Oga at the top
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