IPPIS Mismanagement : House Receives 39 Petitions Against MDAs

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, by Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs, says it has received petitions against 39 MDAs over allegations of job racketeering and other infractions.

The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Yusuf Gagdi, disclosed this at the resumed sitting of the investigative hearing at the National Assembly.

He said some of the MDAs include the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Office of the Head of Service, Budget office, IPPIS and the Federal Civil Service Commission amongst others.

According to him, the Committee will in line with its mandate engage over 600 MDAs to unearth the extent of the misconduct in the federal civil service.

Mr Gagdi also summoned all the Former Chairmen of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, to appear before the committee on Friday 4th of August, over allegations of job racketeering in the Commission.

Mr Gagdi also ruled that the Managing Director Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and an IPPIS staff Haruna Kolo, formally with the FCC should also appear before the Committee on Friday.

This he said was because Kolo’s name has appeared in many petitions and allegations presented by FCC Commissioners and others before the Committee.

The FCC Chairman, Mrs Muyiba Dankaka informed the Committee that, she stopped illegal recruitments by the Commission when she assumed office, adding that she had also written to the IPPIS to stop the salaries of the people recruited without due process.

Mrs Dankaka stated that, a staff of IPPIS who served in the Commission and suddenly moved to Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) Haruna Kolo, was the person fingered in most of the alleged racketeering.

On his part, the Director General of the Budget Office, Mr. Ben Akabueze, while responding to questions, said that his office does not recruit.

He said due to the large number of unwanted work force, the Budget office has to reduce its population from five hundred to three hundred and thirty.

He said that the Nigeria work force was too large and costing the government huge amount of money.

Similarly, Accountant General of the Federation who was represented by Director Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, Mr. Emma Odeko, said that the IPPIS always insists on getting all approvals before capturing new staff.

Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji