The Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in MDAs, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, has dismissed the allegation of extortion of some MDAs by the Committee.

Reacting to the allegation, the Committee summoned all Vice Chancellors of federal universities to appear before it on Sept. 1, to give documentary evidence on the alleged extortion by a member of the Committee.

Gagdi issued the notice in Abuja, on Tuesday, during the resumed investigative hearing on job racketeering affecting over 400 MDAs.

Gagdi faulted an online report, titled: ‘Nigerian lawmakers probing job racketeering are extorting money from agencies’, for tagging all the 37 members of the Committee as ‘corrupt’, adding that the Committee would not be deterred by sponsored blackmail from carrying out its statutory functions.

According to Gagdi, as Chairman of the Committee, he was unaware of any member collecting money from MDAs.

He explained that if the author and the Vice-Chancellors have any information on any particular member, such a report should be channelled towards the member rather than blackmailing all members of the Committee.

“Regarding what we are hearing and what we are seeing, first is to tell Nigerians that this Committee is not going to be deterred in discharging its responsibility. Nigerians have hope in this Committee from the way we are conducting the business of this Committee, everybody is seeing what we are doing.

“We will not compromise by hiding and aiding irregularities going on in the public service. No amount of statements accusing this Committee will deter us from doing our job. You may have your problem with a member of this Committee, but don’t blackmail the entire Committee members.

“I’m saying this because I am not being accused of doing anything. But if you have issues that you want to make public about a member of this Committee, sort it out with him.

“Please, don’t put anything on the faces of members of this Committee. We are determined to do justice to Nigerians in the course of this investigation.

“My only appeal to the members of the fourth estate of the realm, the press, is that let us be credible journalists. If you have anything to say about us, be categorical.

“Don’t accuse my members blindly. Tell us who is accusing who, instead of tagging this Committee as a corrupt committee. It is unacceptable to us, we are not and we will never be.

“But don’t bring an indicting headline in the name of selling your newspaper or agency. Please, I’m saying this – we will move forward, and we will do the needful. We are not going to surrender,” Gagdi said.

Gagdi directed the Clerk of the Ad-hoc Committee to write the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ensure that all the VCs appear before the Committee on Friday, to clarify the allegation.

https://thewillnews.com/job-racketeering-probe-reps-refute-extortion-allegation-summon-nuc-vcs/

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Why are they summoning the VCs? Whatever they always deny their corruption. The NASS as an entity is just an embodiment of putrifying corruption. Once all of them irrespective of party enter that dome ehen, they will never be the same again.

Instead of it being a place where crucial decisions about the citizens life are being discussed, check and balance breaks on government are being enforced and robust national dialogue carried out, they have sadly turned the hallow chambers into a place they either help to legalise executive rascality/corruption or their own brand of corruption.

Scammers.

Lawmakers are committee of rogues.They never publish the report of their findings.The NDDC probe where Akpabio accuse the lawmakers of benefitting from the NDDC funds have been swept under the carpet.

war of words over corruption.

Hunger wan kill me for here oo.. Haa oh Lord.

I'll appreciate an y amount pls. Just to buy bread and eat tonight. I know God will provide for tomorrow. Pls I need help.

90_50623_949 palm pay. Pls. Ejor biko

This government, once they refute something, just know that it's true

Ok

Nobody's holy in Nigeria anyway

The only thing left in my bank account is my name, but I am not bothered 😎
A good name is better than Silver and Gold 🤣🤣 a whole president forging result, oloriburuku.

Scam is now the order of the day in this country. From Top to bottom

Lols,funny reps,so they expect VC's now to come deny such allegations for them in open,they are crazy pple....

Revolution2022:
Lawmakers are committee of rogues.They never publish the report of their findings.The NDDC probe where Akpabio accuse the lawmakers of benefitting from the NDDC funds have been swept under the carpet.

"Off the mic, Off the mic". Rogues all of them

Nigeria stopped moving after obasanjo government. After yaradua, e begin reverse. Ibb government of 1987 us far better than APC gofament. If na APC dey rule since 1999, we for no get tubaba, whizkid, Davido, and the music industry. No bit coin, no yahoo boys, profs for dey use 504 saloon and beetle Volkswagen. Na black and white TV we for still dey use

Nigeria in this condition don't need news like this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, did you noticed that their political umbrella does not matter when looting....Elites are one family.

Hmmm

May Job Racketeering Scandal: Reps Committee Refute Reports, Summon NUC, VCs favor me and my family

Morbeta11:
Ladies and Gentlemen, did you noticed that their political umbrella does not matter when looting....Elites are one family.

One clan all of them. They are very closely knitted too.

Ok

Thieves investigating thieves

A clutter of cats investigating a colony of rats!!!


What do you expect ??

Blessing Onuh is the daughter of former Senate President, Senator David Mark.

One would have expected the committee
to report the Online news medium to the appropriate authority, and of possible, summon that editor of the media house to come and testify.

Na uhna know.

Bunch of thieves trying to save their faces by bullying their accusers.

They should rather conduct an internal probe of themselves and mend their evil ways.

Shameless rogues all.

Racoon:
Why are they summoning the VCs? Whatever they always deny their corruption. The NASS as an entity is just an embodiment of putrifying corruption. Once all of them irrespective of party enter that dome ehen, they will never be the same again.

Instead of it being a place where crucial decisions about the citizens life are being discussed, check and balance breaks on government are being enforced and robust national dialogue carried out, they have sadly turned the hallow chambers into a place they either help to legalise executive rascality/corruption or their own brand of corruption.

You see, all the TRIBES ARE ABLY REPESENTED, but the poor masses will be here fighting from ethnic poisoning allowing the common enemy of poor Nigerians go free. The enemies of Nigeria are politicians irrespective of of their tribes.
This allegation is true, if you are a civil servant in the MDAs, states and LGs you will know such things are common. Any time legislators in FG, State and LGs perform any audit, probe, COMMITTEE HERE AND PANEL THERE, you most package huge national, state or local cake for them.
It is not a secrete.
The job racketeering allegation is laughable, senators, rep members, , councilors, chairmen, governors, presidents, commissioners, minister etc share employments as SLOTS among themselves, some sell their slots, and also give to their lovers, relatives and political allies, while children of the poor suffer to fill forms and attend job interviews that have already been shared.
The problem is that the masses are supposed to rise up and back these bold ones that have spoken out, or else they will be roasted.
The entire committee should be asked to resign, that is how it is done in real world. See them, james ibori daughter, what did you expect.
IF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH POLITICIANS HAVE LOOTED AND ARE STILL LOOTING OUR NATIONAL, STATE AND LG TREASURY, YOU ALL WILL GO BONKERS.

EVEN THE SO CALLED vcS AND LECTURERS ARE ALSO AS CORRUPT AS THE POLITICIANS, they share admission slots too among themselves, that is why , during admission, you will see VC List, first list, second list, deans list etc, while they set cut off mark at a sore that only 20 percent can meet

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They are actually trying to know who among the VC's sold them out. Hence the summon.