How Politics of Employment Destroyed Immigration Boss, Parradang
How Politics of Employment Destroyed Immigration Boss, Parradang
As thousands new recruits risk set to lose their jobs
Findings have revealed that the recently suspended the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang, was a victim of high wired politics between the last and current administration.
This is coming as letters obtained by the press todat indicated that Parradang was sacked despite complying with the directive to discontinue with the training of the newly recruited officers.
Sources within the NIS claimed that the need for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to have its input into the planned recruitment as part of the larger employment drive of the government informed the cancellation of the already concluded exercise.
Investigation also revealed that Parradang was sacrificed for the mistakes of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who conducted the March 15, 2014, tragic recruitment aptitude test, which forced President Goodluck Jonathan to sanction a non-statutory presidential committee to correct the anomalies by conducting a new exercise.
The source said following the exercise, the last administration of President Jonathan had already concluded the recruitment exercise towards the end of his tenure in May, "which was the procedures and due processes adopted to avoid a repeat of the tragic recruitment exercise.
"If you could recall, President Jonathan set up a presidential committee to assist in the NIS recruitment, which followed all the due processes and laid down procedures. Even though the main exercise was rushed to its conclusion before the end of the last administration, some processes were still ongoing such as training before the new administration took over.
Findings have revealed that the recently suspended the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), David Parradang, was a victim of high wired politics between the last and current administration.
This is coming as letters obtained by the press todat indicated that Parradang was sacked despite complying with the directive to discontinue with the training of the newly recruited officers.
Sources within the NIS claimed that the need for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to have its input into the planned recruitment as part of the larger employment drive of the government informed the cancellation of the already concluded exercise.
Investigation also revealed that Parradang was sacrificed for the mistakes of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who conducted the March 15, 2014, tragic recruitment aptitude test, which forced President Goodluck Jonathan to sanction a non-statutory presidential committee to correct the anomalies by conducting a new exercise.
The source said following the exercise, the last administration of President Jonathan had already concluded the recruitment exercise towards the end of his tenure in May, "which was the procedures and due processes adopted to avoid a repeat of the tragic recruitment exercise.
"If you could recall, President Jonathan set up a presidential committee to assist in the NIS recruitment, which followed all the due processes and laid down procedures. Even though the main exercise was rushed to its conclusion before the end of the last administration, some processes were still ongoing such as training before the new administration took over.
One of the letters obtained by the press on those granted provincial appointment, which was signed by the secretary to Presidential Committee to Assist in Immigration Recruitment partly read: "This letter is in response to your application and participation in the Computer-Based Aptitude Test and Physical Examination, Document Verification and Oral interview for the position of category A Superintendent Cadre-Assistant Superintendent II (ASS II)-CONPASS 08 in the Nigerian Immigration Service.
"Based on the total scores, from the Aptitude Test and Physical Examination, Document Verification and Oral interview, within your states of origin and total score, we are pleased to inform you that you have been shortlisted for provincial appointment into the NIS.
"You are to come and obtain your provincial appointment letter and undergo preliminary documentation as scheduled on May 25, 2015, at the Nigerian Immigration School Kano."
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