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VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Handjob: 10:12am On Oct 05, 2018 |
A Voice of America sign is seen at the entrance to VOA's headquarters in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON — The Voice of America announced Thursday it has fired or proposed to terminate more than half the members of its Hausa language service following an investigation that found the individuals had accepted improper payments from a foreign official in West Africa. Amanda Bennett, director of the federally funded news organization, notified VOA staff of the move in an agency-wide email. "It is therefore with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that we have terminated or (in accordance with all applicable Federal laws and regulations) proposed to terminate 15 members of the Hausa Service," she wrote. Bennett said the action was taken after simultaneous investigations by VOA staff and the Office of the Inspector General into "allegations of improper conduct by members of the service, which involved accepting improper payments from an official in the coverage area." The service reaches some 20 million people weekly, principally in Nigeria but also in Niger, Ghana, Chad and Cameroon. Remaining members of the Hausa staff said the 15 individuals, including the service chief (who is not suspected on personally accepting a payment) , were met at the front door of VOA headquarters on Thursday morning. They were stripped of their building passes and handed letters notifying them of the action. Individuals within VOA's Africa Division said the investigation produced no evidence that any programming was affected by the alleged payments. However Bennett said in her email that "a separate investigation has been launched to determine if any coverage by VOA was improperly influenced. If any such influence is discovered, we will deal with it promptly and transparently." A senior VOA official said all the alleged payments uncovered by the months-long investigation were made in or near the main VOA offices in Washington, and on a single occasion earlier this year. The official would not comment on the amounts that were paid. However it is not uncommon in Nigeria for senior officials to distribute "brown envelopes" stuffed with cash during press briefings, a practice that has been documented by the British Broadcasting Corp. and others. Africa Division director Negussie Mengesha said VOA staffers "clearly understand that that is not allowed." An official at the Nigerian Embassy in Washington declined to comment on the firings and suspensions, saying it is an internal matter for VOA. The action leaves the service with only 11 permanent government employees and contractors to produce 16 hours of radio and 30 minutes of television every week. Mengesha said the agency intends to maintain its current programming schedule with the help of an extensive network of part-time contributors in Africa. A former Hausa Service chief, Fred Cooper, will return to run the service until a permanent chief is selected. Mengesha also said he will be moving quickly to replace the terminated employees and that the new hires will receive rigorous training in journalism ethics. Some of the employees cannot be replaced under federal regulations until a lengthy termination process is completed. Bennett said in her email that she was acting to protect the integrity and reputation of VOA, a federal agency which delivers news content on radio, television, internet and social media in more than 40 languages to more than 230 million people weekly. "If any other instances of improper payments are discovered in any service anywhere in VOA, we are committed to investigating them thoroughly and dealing with them promptly as well," she wrote. Asked in an interview how she will ensure that nothing similar happens again, she said, "Every person in this building knows the federal laws and the standards of ethical journalism. People will see [from Tuesday's firings] that we take these things very very seriously. Everyone will see what we expect of them." In her email to the staff, Bennett commended "the leadership of the Africa Division who immediately and wholeheartedly backed the investigations and cooperated fully with these painful decisions. They, like all of us, are committed to the highest standards of ethical behavior and will not tolerate any infractions." https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-hausa-employees/4599712.html
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Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by baliyubla: 10:16am On Oct 05, 2018 |
Sack them all. If you want to see Corruption in human form, then visit an MDA headed by those guys up north. They think its Nigeria where their King of the North continuously shields them from corrupts acts and embezzlement. 41 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Righteousness89(m): 10:17am On Oct 05, 2018 |
I hope it's not what am Thinking!! I hope No one paid them to project them as usual! 3 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by EpicMaurice(m): 10:18am On Oct 05, 2018 |
them aboki think VOA is NTA 28 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by JudasNaCarrot: 11:05am On Oct 05, 2018 |
Mr Integrity Mumummadu Buhari.....come and see your people o. Even the Bible said it "Fear North" 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by brodalikeme(m): 11:08am On Oct 05, 2018 |
I’m certain 95% out of the 15 member are our brothers from the same political space. It’s unfortunate to put it mildly that we as a people can sacrifice the future and everything it holds for just a “brown envelope” and mediocrity. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by BruncleZuma: 7:19am On Oct 06, 2018 |
BBC Hausa is next. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Akinz0126(m): 7:20am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Nawa oooo E be like say we no fit do without kwaraption... Jamaha ina kwana? Let we all take a back sit as todays propaganda unfold |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by KOLLYPROF(m): 7:22am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Following |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by KOLLYPROF(m): 7:24am On Oct 06, 2018 |
You stil carry your Corrupt manners to VOA Good of you 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Akinz0126(m): 7:25am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Another wonderful morning to behold...Pls the Jebusite in the house signify my raising up your hands as I call the attendance this morning... |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Akinz0126(m): 7:26am On Oct 06, 2018 |
What a wonderful morning to behold...Pls the Jebusite in the house signify my raising up your hands as I call the attendance this morning... 1 Like |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by QuickStandard: 7:27am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Looters from time immemorial. The North is corruption personified If only the North wasn't part of this country, things would have been better. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by jerryunit48: 7:28am On Oct 06, 2018 |
People don’t know that the Hausa people are more corrupt they just cover up for themselves y 7 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by KB007: 7:29am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Bluffly: 7:30am On Oct 06, 2018 |
brodalikeme:What happened there happens here in Nigeria with our media houses every now and then. |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Nobody: 7:30am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Handjob:
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Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Bluffly: 7:31am On Oct 06, 2018 |
jerryunit48:What happened is not about Hausa. This happens in Nigeria in all our media houses. 2 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by ojietu: 7:32am On Oct 06, 2018 |
I believe those involved are all Nigerians This is Nigeria |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by ifyalways(f): 7:32am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Righteousness89:Of course, it is. You don't need a prophet. Watch as they will be brought back , some made senior staff at NTA while others are given juicy portfolios. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Righteousness89(m): 7:36am On Oct 06, 2018 |
ifyalways:Who Watches NTA these times? NTA is Strictly for Government In Power! 1 Like |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Glink2018(m): 7:37am On Oct 06, 2018 |
JudasNaCarrot: It's a lie.... It says 'fear not' Isaiah 43:5 'Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west," 3 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by ifyalways(f): 7:38am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Righteousness89:Watch it or not, the staff up there in the North gets paid, each month. Have you ever heard them complain or go on strike? Their Oga in Government takes good care of them ! 4 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Glink2018(m): 7:38am On Oct 06, 2018 |
JudasNaCarrot: It's a lie.... It says 'fear not' Isaiah 43:5 'Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west," |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by sanandreas(m): 7:38am On Oct 06, 2018 |
brown envelope journalist 2 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Cocolatti(m): 7:40am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Corruption is a Nigerian 1 Like |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by Righteousness89(m): 7:42am On Oct 06, 2018 |
ifyalways:and How does that Concern Me? 1 Like |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by fokoyor(m): 7:49am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Corruption is an English word..... So can't be a Nigerian... We just got better in it than our teachers |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by poseidon12: 7:50am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Buhari, the so called man of integrity has taken his corrupt ways to the VOA. He thinks the US is like the poo hole Nigeria where anything goes. The VOA should name and shame the Nigerian officials involved in the bribery scandal. APC and Buhari are embarrassing Nigeria. People should vote them out in 2019. 4 Likes |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by poseidon12: 7:53am On Oct 06, 2018 |
Righteousness89: It's exactly what you are thinking. Which other country, if it's not Nigeria, would give brown envelope/bribe? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: VOA Fires Or Proposes Removal Of 15 Hausa Service Members Over Improper Payment by poseidon12: 7:55am On Oct 06, 2018 |
BruncleZuma: I doubt it. The British are not as ethical as the Americans. 2 Likes |
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