The Muslim Rights Concern has once again alleged lopsidedness in the recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Correctional Facilities, Fire and Immigration Services Board.
It earlier raised the alarm that Sokoto State was shortchanged in the 2019/2021 Replacement and Recruitment Supplementary List, but now believes it has more facts that the shortchanging goes beyond Sokoto.
In a statement on Monday, the Director of the organization, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, alleged that seven northern states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara, were affected.
Akintola said: “Names that are unrelated to the states were found on their lists. It is messy, stinking and nauseating. How do we explain finding Idike Chueke, Oko Nancy, Omeje V, Orochukwu on the list of Adamawa State?
“Unfortunately those were the only three names released for Adamawa. Where are the names of thousands of unemployed indigenes of that state?
“Festus Oyemadu, Daniel Nonso and Moses James Amuna made up the list for Bauchi. Can these be names of Bauchi indigenes? Only one name was published for Katsina, and it is Ogoma Okata Ibiam. It is shocking.
“The five names released for Kebbi State are Eze Henry, Ukpabi Chimaroke Tonna, Eze Anthony and Ugwuke Maryrose.
“Jigawa list has four names: Nebedum Stella, Ogbodu Chinelo, Nwuogbu Felicia and Inyima Ezime Uma while Zamfara’s five names are: Ozo Okechukwu, Oko Alfred, Chukwu Roseline and Inya Enyoka. Oko Alfred’s name occurred twice.”
According to Akintola, whereas Benue State has 48 slots, Kogi has 48, Plateau has 27, Kaduna has 19, while Nasarawa has 16.
Two core northern states, Kano and Katsina, have one slot each, he said.
“Even the one in Katsina is Ogoma Okata Ibiam, obviously a South Eastern name. Who compiled this list?” he asked.
The MURIC Director alleged that it is obvious that core northern states (North East and North West) have been targeted for marginalisation while those in the Middle Belt have been highly favoured.
Akintola said: “Whereas each state should have at least 11, since the total is 411 (36 x 11 = 396), the highest core northern states got is five.
“Some got one only while Middle Belt states got embarrassingly high figures (48, 38, etc).
“Equally disturbing is the proliferation of Igbo names among those used to substitute the names of core northerners. It is an open secret that unemployment is widespread in all Nigerian states. Why are some extremely desperate to the extent that they go to any length to deprive others in other to benefit themselves? This is a case of stolen slots. Who are those behind this scam? Where are those who are shouting ‘nepotism’? Is this not the Mother of All Nepotism?”
MURIC demanded that the 2019/2021 recruitment exercise of CDIPB be put on hold while a probe is set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the “scandalous and shameful incident,” and those found culpable sanctioned appropriately.
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