•denies allegation on collection of 10% of MDAs employments
The Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Folashade Esan, on Monday accused Desk Officers of Integrated Payroll and Personnel information System(IPPIS) in Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) of perpetrating fraud in recruitment exercise.
Mrs. Esan disclosed this during the resumed investigative hearing held at the instance of the Ad-hoc Committee, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), investigating job racketeering in MDAs and mismanagement of IPPIS.
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While denying allegations bothering on collection of 10 percent of employments slots across all the MDAs, Mrs. Esan affirmed that many MDAs violated waivers granted on employment exercises.
In the bid to curb the fraudulent practices, she disclosed that her office has informed authorities of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with a view to bring perpetrators of the crime to book.
She said aside from reporting such officers, the HoSF immediately swung into action by commencing disciplinary action against those officers, adding that several officers had been disciplined for perpetrating such.
“Many Agencies have violated waiver and we have discovered that some IPPIS staff are perpetrating evil in the MDAs. Once we discover foul play in the enrollment we inform ICPC and start disciplinary measures against those officers. “
“We have several officers that we have discipline for perpetrating fraud in MDAs.”
While responding to question on the 10 percent of employment allegedly collected across the MDAs, she said: “I want to categorically state that the Head of Service of the Federation renders service to MDAs and we do not request such percentage from any MDAs.
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“The first time I heard it, I asked the Director in charge that I must not hear such a thing any longer and that if they are doing it before I came, it must not happen again.”
On the issue of waiver for employments, Mrs. Esan said she often go round to monitor such, adding that though the HoSF could not be in every establishment but it ensure proper monitoring
“All we do is to monitor to ensure they have not exceeded waiver. We ensure that IPPIS does not enroll unless they have approval from the Federal Character Commission, HoSF and the Budget office,” she explained.
(Tribune)
