Reps Query JAMB Over Secret Recruitment

An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has queried the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for recruiting about 300 staff without advertising the vacancies.

The paneĺ noted that by the documents made available to the committee, JAMB had been recruiting without following the due process of advertisement, shortlisting and interview of job seekers.

The committee is investigating ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), parastatals and tertiary institutions on personnel recruitment, employment racketeering and the mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS).

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While appearing before the committee, the Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, told the panel that the board conducted the recruitment using a waiver granted to it by the government.

He explained that the board could not afford to go through the process of advertising the vacancies because of the exigencies of time.

While responding to the presentation, the Chairman of the Committee, Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), rejected the explanation, noting that the process of recruitment adopted by JAMB would have denied several qualified people the opportunity of applying.

He noted that by the documents available to the committee, JAMB had been recruiting without following the due process of advertisement, shortlisting and interview of job seekers.