The House of Representatives yesterday set up an ad-hoc committee to further investigate the alleged lopsided recruitment by the Nigerian Law School.
The decision followed the appearance of the Executive Secretary, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mohammed Bello, before the House Committee on Public Accounts over the recruitment approved by the FCC.
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The investigation was based on a 2015 audit query by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation which alleged that the school carried out a recruitment exercise of some staff in 2013 without compliance with the laid down rules to reflect federal character principles.
Bello told the committee that sometimes in 2012, the Nigeria Law School had notified the commission to be granted a waiver to recruit 10 staff. He said the school later on January 31, 2013 requested for the recruitment of two additional staff and on March 15, 2013 sought another slot for one additional staff which brought the number to 13.
He said the names were later sent to the FCC and a certificate of compliance was issued for the exercise.
However, members of the committee said the recruitment, despite its geopolitical spread, was dominated by some states in each zone while some were allegedly left out.
The chairman of the committee, Wole Oke, said the ad-hoc committee headed by Hassan Sokodabo would submit its findings in two weeks.
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