Fourteen persons on Monday told a house of representatives
ad hoc committee how they were receiving salaries from the federal government
without working with any agency.
The ad-hoc committee chaired by Yusuf Gagdi is investigating
job racketeering by ministries, departments and agencies and also mismanagement
of the integrated payroll and personnel information system (IPPIS).
The beneficiaries also told the committee that they paid
money to Haruna Kolo, a former IPPIS desk officer and chief of protocol to Muheeba Dankaka, chairperson of the Federal
Character Commission (FCC), for job offers.
Recall Kolo had alleged that job seekers paid millions of naira into his personal accounts for him to take to Dankaka.
The FCC chairperson has denied any wrongdoing, alleging that
it is corruption that is fighting back.
Gbadamosi Jalo, one of the beneficiaries, said Kolo took him
to the IPPIS office and registered him on its portal, adding that he had been
receiving salaries since then.
Jalo told the committee he had not been assigned to any
government ministry, department or agency — but was given an appointment letter
supposedly issued by the National Institute of Oceanography.
He further told the panel that one Gambo Yisha’u, driver to
the commissioner representing Taraba at the FCC also confirmed to him that such
money ended up with the chairperson.
Twelve other witnesses made similar submissions alleging
that they paid money to Kolo, but had not been posted to any ministry,
department or agency of government.
While speaking, Gagdi said the witnesses were invited by the
committee to know about their statements of account and payment to Kolo.
Gagdi reiterated that the panel would get to the root of the
matter and recommend appropriate sanctions.
Meanwhile, Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), also explained to the committee why
the examination body employed 300 people without advertising.
Oloyede said the recruitment of the 300 people was done to
fill vacancies in the board created by the retirement of some members of staff.
Members of the committee alleged that the examination body
had been undertaking employment without due process of advertisement and
shortlisting qualified job seekers before letters are issued.
The lawmakers noted that the agency had been getting waivers
for the recruitment of staff yet it failed to adhere to the provisions of the
law on non-engagement of more than 100 staff annually.
They said available documents showed that the board in 2021
employed more than 300 staff in a single recruitment exercise without adhering
to the extant provision of law on the issue.
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