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Reps summon DG Budget Office, HoS over job racketeering

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating employment racketeering in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government has summoned the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF) to appear before it on July 27.

Others invited included the Director General of Budget Office and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) over mismanagement of personnel recruitment, and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The probe also extended to tertiary institutions of the Federal Government.

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The chairman of the committee, Yusuf Gagdi, issued the summon during the investigative hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

Gagdi assured that no stone would be left unturned in dealing with the problem of personnel recruitment, employment racketeering, and the mismanagement of the IPPIS.

He also assured that the committee would do a comprehensive job, adding that anyone found culpable will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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