THISDAY

House Investigat­es Alleged Lopsided Recruitmen­t by Nigerian Navy

- Udora Orizu in Abuja

The House of Representa­tives at the plenary yesterday mandated its committee on Navy to investigat­e the alleged violation of Federal Character Principle by the Nigerian Navy in the 2021/2022 supplement­ary recruitmen­t process of 44 candidates and recommend appropriat­e measures to avoid similar constituti­onal violations in all future government recruitmen­t.

The House also directed the Nigerian Navy to suspend forthwith the forthcomin­g pre-screening exercise for the shortliste­d candidates with a view to strengthen­ing the Federal Character law as well as to ensure better and more vigorous enforcemen­t and implementa­tion.

It further demanded the details of all recruitmen­t from 2014 to date showing the geographic­al spread.

The resolution­s were sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public Importance, sponsored by Hon. Ben Rollands Igbakpa (PDP Delta).

Moving the motion, Igbakpa noted that the Nigerian Navy shortliste­d 44 candidates for the recruitmen­t exercise and have scheduled a pre-screening exercise for the candidates before their full induction into the Nigeria Naval Service.

He said he was informed that all the successful candidates that are to report for training in 2 Batches at the Navy Basic Training School Onne, Port Harcourt, Rivers State are all from a particular part of the country which negates the Federal Character principle of all-inclusiven­ess, equity and fair play.

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