The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into reported breach of the federal character principle, by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in its recruitment and promotion processes.
To this end, the House Tuesday, mandated its Committees on Interior, Federal Character and Public Service Matters, to jointly investigate recruitment, staff quota and promotion exercises carried out by the NSCDC over a period of 10 years and report back within six weeks.
The move was a fall out of a motion by Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante and Hon. Dumnamene Dekor, drawing attention of the House to alleged breaches.
Abiante, who moved the motion noted that “recent reports indicate that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has not been observing the Principles of Federal Character in its recruitment processes and thus marring the corps with irregularities, racketeering, favouritism and nepotism as well as securing convictions for erring officials.”
