• The process commenced since last year, says NPA

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman has commenced secret recruitment into the agency, contrary to the Federal Government’s directive that all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) should halt fresh recruitment till further notice.

President Muhammadu Buhari during his presentation of the 2018 Budget to the National Assembly had placed embargo on recruitment into federal MDAs.

According to Buhari the embargo was to enable government manage a rising personnel expenditure that was expected to increase to 12 per cent in 2018, adding that the overhead cost would also rise by N26billion in 2018 or 12 per cent increase in unchecked.

But in a flagrant disregard of the presidential directive, Bala-Usman, has begun secret recruitment into the authority.Investigations showed that A series of recruitment exercise was done on November 10, which held at the Tahir Guest Palace, Kano State by the Human Resource Manager, Bukar Yahaya, for selected applicants.

It was further gathered that the Kano recruitment was sequel to a similar one that was done in the North-Eastern part of the country. The applicants, according to sources converged at AbdulAzeez Yari Conference hall of the Tahir Guest Palace.

The Guardian learnt that the selected applicants were handpicked because they had connections to influential individuals in the society.However, the General Manager, Corporate &Strategic Communications, NPA, Abdulllahi Goje, declared the allegation as “far from the truth, as this process started over one year ago as evident in advertisements for recruitment placed in the November 11, 2016 editions of Daily Sun, The Nation, and Daily Trust newspapers.
“This exercise also followed the procedure laid down by the Federal Government. In accordance with extant requirements by Nigerian laws, the NPA observed the following processes:

“The vacancies were widely advertised in national dailies, and examination conducted across the six geo political zones of the country by reputable consultants.

“The vacancies were also well publicised on the recruitment portal of the Authority’s website. The Federal Character Commission (FCC), is fully involved in this recruitment exercise. Interviews took place across the six geo-political locations.”

But a staff of NPA, who preferred anonymity, confirmed to The Guardian that the recruitment was handled by a special agent.The source insisted: “What they are doing is secrete recruitment. We are not aware of any employment opportunity. We were not told, and it was not published in the newspapers and it was not announced to the staff. Somebody like me has a candidate, but I had no opportunity to recommend him. What we only saw is that they have done interviews for their selected candidates.”

The National President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), ‎Lucky Amiwero, said it is cynical for a Federal Government agency to embark on secret recruitment.

He said there is a need for Nigerians to react to this by suing the agency for embarking on recruitment in a section of the country without making it public.His words: “‎Why should a federal government agency embark on recruitment in a section of the country? That is cynical. It is illegal, it contravenes the constitution, it contravenes the principle of federal character, and it is wrong and must be rejected in its entirety.”

Amiwero, who stated that the Agency doesn’t belong to a section of the country, asked the management of the agency to cancel the process or expect legal action.

https://www.financialwatchngr.com/2017/12/13/npa-begins-secret-recruitment-presidential-directive/

Mynd44, Lalasticlala, Seun

Who is the presidency

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As usual them wan park their people full there. Una cups go soon full. It's all good

Aggressive promulgation of the Northern Agenda.

ReLly

If it was secret how did u heard about it....tell me

I laugh the Change to scorn

Na wa ooo.

thieves everywhere

Toh dai

na secret cult them be?

247Dior:
Who is the presidency

Apc chanji

Secret recruitment have been the order of the day in this regime.From the ;DSS,EFCC,ICPC,FIRS,etc.
Meanwhile why will this former BBOG leader who desert the group for this employment do this kind of thing.
Her action is another confirmation that Buhari have never been in control of his government.

Pac confused set of people

Who is presidency?

President Buhari is slow to corruption....

No suprises here. Nepotism is the hall mark of this administration

this government has no control over its parastatals especially those run by Buhari's brothers

The same thing as NIMASA, they'll all come out and deny it.. NiMASA interview holds today and they still deny secret recruitment.. It's high time one leaves this God forsaken country
if you have the right connect in this country, God is your strength

We pray it is transparent..

Register your own Limited Liability Company for just 85k for 5 working days and be your own boss.. Testimonies from fellow Nairalanders on my signature trend..

Just say in accordance with presidential directive.This change is changing alot of things.

BornAgainMay:


Who is presidency?

While zombies apply for Npower jobs

Connections upon connections

The Nigerian issue has always been same over and over again- there's no consequences or accountability for going contrary to directives. That's why you see government officials behaving anyhow they like

Nigeria is beyond redemption

corruption every where

The change we experienced in 2015 was a change from a government of dumb thieves to a government of lying thieves.

Lying has become the hallmark of this administration. They take ridiculous actions and you see old men telling kindergarten lies.

It took the Maina memo leak for us to know that Buhari is also part of these dishonest men. He'll keep quiet as if he is ignorant of things but his minions would be running his dirty jobs for him.

That is one the reason I like Hausa people, once they are made the chairman or head of any gov office, Dem go just employed their people full the place, weather u qualify or Not, even wen their is no vacancy that is y the population of unemployment hausa graduates is not much compare to Yourubas. but if na my fellow Yoruba's b the head of Gov ministry all what dey will tell u is, Ko ti si aaye, ijoba o ti bere si no gbayan, (No vacancy, gov has not begin to recruit) or they will tell you, You study Economics but we need someone who study Agric Economics, they will just give you one excuse.. that is y if you go to NPA office lagos or any fed ministry na this Hausas full there.

Paperwhite:
Secret recruitment have been the order of the day in this regime.From the ;DSS,EFCC,ICPC,FIRS,etc.
Meanwhile why will this former BBOG leader who desert the group for this employment do this kind of thing.
Her action is another confirmation that Buhari have never been in control of his government.

If U know a little of how government works,U will know that Buhari is very much aware,but they always present it in a manner that someone will take d fall if kasala should burst.