Most times, Nigerians come to a conclusion that everyone holding a public office is corrupt. Indeed, some things you see will make you want to dance to that perception.
Now, the Federal Character Commission (FCC) is in the eye of the needle and the allegations are not palatable.
A former staffer of Federal Character Commission (FCC) Haruna Kolo, on Monday alleged that job seekers paid millions of Naira to his personal account.
Also, he said he transmitted the money to the Chairman, Farida Dankaka.
Kolo said this in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing of House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee.
They are probing job racketeering in Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies of Government.
The committee is also probing mismanagement of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information, IPPIS, in MDAs.
Also, the former member of staff of the FCC said he usually approached the Point-of-Sale Service (POS) agents to collect the money in cash to deliver to the chairman.
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Kolo’s Account Of Events
Kolo, who now works with the Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, said Dankaka appointed him as her chief protocol, while serving in the FCC.
Also, he said that he saw the allegation against him in the media regarding job racketeering.
According to him, some of those who came to seek job in the commission paid between one million to five million Naira depending on the MDAs.
Kolo said he never sold jobs, adding that he only acted on the instruction of Dankaka who was always receiving the money in cash.
According to him, she often gives me verbal instruction in respect of people paying for jobs and lodgment after the collection of the agreed amount.
“The money is always sent to my account which I subsequently cashed to remit in cash,” he said.
Kolo said his redeployment to AMCON was with the knowledge of the chairman of the commission.
”My going to AMCON was her personal favour to me and others that left the FCC at the time,” he said.
The allegations are deep and Nigerians will be