The All Progressives Congress (APC) has decried the reported allegations of last-minute loot­ing of the nation’s resources, hurried recruitment into the public service and rushed privatization of key financial institutions by the Jona­than administration, warning of seri­ous repercussions.

In a statement issued in Lagos yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said besides the instances of such cases that have been reported by the local media, it has been inundated with calls and messages by some Nigerians, alerting it to the actions of officials of the government.

It said while the Jonathan administration remains in office till midnight of May 28 and governance in the country will not stop because a new President has been elected, it is incumbent upon the government not to create any more problems for the Buhari’s regime than it had already done, or to tie the new government’s hands through some suspicious actions.

APC said while it is true that the incoming Buhari administration will not get itself bogged down by probing the outgoing regime, all actions taken since the result of the March 28 presidential election was announced, may come under the searchlight.

‘’For example, the National Council on Privatization (NCP), which is headed by the Vice President, has just approved the financial bid opening for transaction advisers for the privatization of the three development finance institutions in the country – the Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry and Nigeria Commodity Exchange. The question is: what is the rationale for rushing this exercise with just weeks left for this administration?

‘’Also, there have been reports, yet unrefuted, of a planned hurried recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service, after a previous attempt ended in a national tragedy and the fleecing of innocent job seekers by mindless Federal Government officials. Apart from the fact that this last-minute recruitment is suspect, it is irregular.

‘’The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPSB) is only empowered to recruit, promote and discipline only senior officers (levels 8 and above). The power to recruit, promote and discipline junior officers is vested in the different services, in this case, the Nigeria Immigration Service.

It also called attention to a report that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, allegedly plans to use the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to carry out a secret employment of about 500 workers before the end of April 2015.

‘’We do not know if this report, as well as others, is true. But if indeed these rushed privatizations and hurried recruitment exercises – in the twilight of the Jonathan administration – are true, they raise serious questions concerning the reasons behind such actions. We are therefore, compelled to call on President Jonathan to call his administration officials to order, lest they engage in actions that can later embarrass his administration,” the APC said.

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