Jonathan in ‘last-minute dubious activities’a,we will probe him~~APC

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APC has said that the outgoing administration had been looting the
nation's resources, hurriedly recruiting into the public service and
privatisatising key financial institutions.
The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji
Lai Mohammed, on Sunday, said such actions would have serious
repercussions after May 29.
It said apart from media reports of such anomalies, the party had
received reliable information from members of the public about some
dubious actions by key officials of the outgoing Jonathan
administration.
The party said while the Jonathan administration remains in charge
until the midnight of May 29, it was important for the outgoing
administration not to create any more problems for the incoming
government than it had already done, or to tie the new government's
hands through some suspicious actions.
The party said although the Buhari administration would not
needlessly probe the Jonathan administration, it would look into all
actions taken by Jonathan's administration after the March 28
presidential election.
The statement read, ''For example, the National Council on
Privatisation, which is headed by the Vice-President, has just
approved the financial bid opening for transaction advisers for the
privatisation of the three development finance institutions in the
country – the Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry and Nigeria
Commodity Exchange. The question is: What is the rationale for rushing
this exercise with just weeks left for this administration?
"Also, there have been reports, not refuted, of a planned hurried
recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service, after a previous
attempt ended in a national tragedy and the fleecing of innocent job
seekers by mindless Federal Government officials.
Apart from the fact that this last-minute recruitment is suspect, it
is irregular.
"The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board is
only empowered to recruit, promote and discipline only senior officers
(levels eight and above). The power to recruit, promote and discipline
junior officers is vested in the different services, in this case the
Nigeria Immigration Service.
"Therefore, the recruitment exercise now being conducted by the
federal civil service under the auspices of the Presidential Committee
to Assist on Immigration Recruitment usurps the functions of the board
as it relates to the recruitment of Senior Officers (level 08) and
that of the immigration service as it relates to Junior Officers
(levels 07 and below)."
The party also called the attention of Jonathan to a published report
that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala
Mohammed, plans to use the Federal Capital Development Authority to
carry out a secret employment of no fewer than 500 workers before the
end of the month.
''We do not know if this report, as well as others, is true. But if
indeed these rushed privatisation and hurried recruitment exercises –
in the twilight of the Jonathan administration – are true, they raise
serious questions concerning the reasons behind such actions."
The APC urged Jonathan to call his officials to order in order to save
him of embarrassment.
It said it was such recklessness that led to the downfall of
Jonathan's administration and it would be unfair to bequeath such to
the Buhari administration.
It added, "We are therefore compelled to call on President Jonathan to
call his officials to order, lest they engage in actions that can
later embarrass his administration.
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