The presidency, Nigeria has on Thursday denied reports of secret recruitment at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS) as well as other government agency or parastatal.
Main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari speaks after casting his vote at a polling station in the 'Gidan Niyam Sakin Yara A ward' at Daura in Katsina State on March 28, 2015. Voting began in Nigeria's general election but delays were reported countrywide because of technical problems in accrediting electors. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
In a recent report, it was alleged that relatives and cronies of top government officials, including President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo, were secretly employed into these parastatals.
Main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Mohammadu Buhari speaks after casting his vote at a polling station in the ‘Gidan Niyam Sakin Yara A ward’ at Daura in Katsina State on March 28, 2015. Voting began in Nigeria’s general election but delays were reported countrywide because of technical problems in accrediting electors. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)While speaking in an interview with selected Journalists in Abuja, the senior special assistant to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo Laolu Akande, noted that the report has since sparked outrage among Nigerians.
He explained that the current administration was working towards sanitising the recruitment process and making it more transparent.
“These reports are inaccurate. What we heard is that government is working to ensure that we develop going forward in more transparent process. We are committed in going forward to ensure that some of these procedures are refined, fine-tuned and made to become more transparent,
“So, our stand is that the management of the economy is a government responsibility.”
