President of the Senate, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed how the national assembly intends to end
backdoor employments in the country.
The Senate President said that
the Upper Legislative Chamber will accelerate the passage of the Existing
Vacancies in the Federal Civil Service (Prohibition) Bill, once it resumes in
September.
This was contained in a statement
signed by Saraki’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu.
Saraki said in the statement that
the Bill, which is currently due for Second Reading, will be given priority as
one of the Senate’s legislative interventions to curb the increasing rates of
illegal recruitment into federal government agencies and parastatals.
The statement said, “The Existing
Vacancies Bill will put in place clear-cut procedures that will help to curb
and possibly end the trend of ‘silent or underground recruitment.
“This country belongs to every
Nigerian, and as such, all vacancies that exist in the Federal Civil Service
must be properly advertised to give every Nigerian that meet the requirement a
chance to apply.”
Saraki further said that the
objective of the Bill, which was introduced by Senator Biodun Olujimi, the
Senate Deputy Minority Whip, is to make it an offence for a Federal Ministry,
Agency or Parastatal to fill existing vacancies in their organizations if such
vacancies have not been advertised publicly.
He added, “With this Bill, we
will set time-frames for recruitment and the publication of recruitment in
national dailies.
“This will make it the duty of
the heads of government agencies and ministries to ensure compliance or face
punitive measures.
“Additionally, this Bill will
help to ensure that the mandate of the Federal Character Commission is followed
to the letter, by imposing punitive measures on those that choose to
intentionally flout the law by embarking on secret recruitment exercises within
the MDAs under their purview.
“This illegal recruitment trend
needs to stop, and when we resume, we will begin to work towards enshrining
this in our laws.”
dis will be one of d legacy d saraki lead sanate will b remembered for, but its not over yet till d senate insure
ReplyDeleteno more nepotism
no more unqualified pp bien chosen for employment
no more preferential treatment
n soon is done
good one 8 assembly