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By Fatima Saka
The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Government Affairs has urged its commission to employ equity and fairness in recruitment processes across the 36 states of the federation.
The Chairman Senate Committee on Federal Character and Government Affairs, Senator Allwell Onyesoh made this call on Wednesday, in Abuja as the commission appears before the senate.
Senator Allwell Onyesoh representing Rivers East Senatorial District of Rivers State stressed that the essence of federal character is to ensure that people get what they rightly desire.
He emphasized that with the fairness Nigerians will have a sense of belonging, “this country belongs to all of us, It’s for a sense of fairness, not deceit.That’s the essence of federal character.”
Speaking further on the need for balancing in line with National Assembly Service Commission principles, Senator Onyesoh expressed that, once the commission deviates from fairness, it defeats the moral essence and purpose of the results and aims. “So that is why we ask for further presentation of documents up to the public levels.
“So the state has less than 15% affirmative consent . And each state must not have less than 15%.
Meanwhile, Distinct News gathered that in 2020, the Federal Government has placed an embargo on all recruitments into its civil service, since the past administration, the then Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, made the announcement after conversing with the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
