However, the new management in NEMA said the recruitment was faulty.
The appointment letter, seen by
Daily Trust, was dated December 24, 2019 and signed by Maihaja.
Investigation by
Daily Trust showed that recruitment was conducted by the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, after an approval by the Board of the agency, chaired by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
However, a copy of letters seen by
Daily Trust showed that the Agency cancelled the same recruitment in January 2021 over alleged non-adherence to “the laid down rules and regulations guiding recruitment into the civil service.”
The FCC told
Daily Trust that the recruitment actually took place and it complied with the procedures laid down for recruitment into the civil service.
The appointment letter, seen by Daily Trust, was dated December 24, 2019 and signed by Maihaja.
Investigation by Daily Trust showed that recruitment was conducted by the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, after an approval by the Board of the agency, chaired by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
However, copy of letters seen by Daily Trust showed that the Agency cancelled the same recruitment in January 2021 over alleged non-adherence to “the laid down rules and regulations guiding recruitment into the civil service.”
The new employees whose appointments were terminated about a year after being hired told Daily Trust that they were subjected to a rigorous selection process and were made to resign from their former jobs, to secure the NEMA jobs.