A committee set up by Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang declared in Jos on Tuesday that fake employment letters were issued in the state’s civil service, prior to the assumption of office of his administration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 15-member committee was constituted on July 26 to review the last recruitment exercise conducted by the preceding administration.
“Some fake employment letters were issued to some employees,” chairman of the committee, Dr Ishaya Agaldo, said as he presented its report to the governor.
He said that the state’s Civil Service Commission was able to detect some of the anomalies and discovered that some reporting and acceptance dates preceded the employment dates.
Agaldo explained that the committee also uncovered irregularities which involved recruitment of people into some positions without requisite qualifications.
“Some Third Class degree holders were employed to teach in tertiary institutions,’’ he said.
He stressed that the Civil Service Commission was not involved in the exercise and due process was not followed in most Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs), where some exceeded their employment limits.
“Some employees were paid even without variation order.
“There were so many irregularities in documentation due to the hurried nature of the employment exercise.
“ There was an uneven spread across the 17 Local Government Areas,” Agaldo said.
He added that the committee discovered that employment of ad-hoc staff was grossly abused and slots shared to certain groups and individuals.
The committee recommended a review of the exercise to ensure compliance with due process with the exemption of MDAs that complied with civil service regulations
