Corruption: FCC Requested Bribe From Me To Get Job Slots – Wabara Alleges
Calls For FCC Chairman’s Removal
Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Senate President, has called for the removal of Muheeba Dankaka, Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), due to corruption allegations.
Wabara shared his personal experience with the FCC, stating that he was asked to pay a bribe for job slots for individuals in his constituency.
He alleged that he visited the FCC office, seeking job placements but was informed that jobs were not available without a bribe.
“I physically went to the FCC, requesting two or three jobs for some people in my wards. You will not believe that up till now, nothing has been done for the simple reason that I have not dropped any money and that they cannot even ask me to drop money. But I found out from some people there that they wouldn’t give any job to my ward for free,” he stated.
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“This is not the first time such allegations have surfaced regarding the FCC,” Wabara said. “Fourteen witnesses testified about paying money to a former Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System desk officer at the FCC, Haruna Kolo, for job placements.”
Osun Defender reports that Kolo admitted to collecting money from job seekers and claimed to have handed it over to Dankaka. However, the committee investigating the matter, led by Yusuf Gagdi, has yet to release its findings, raising suspicions that the inquiry may have been suppressed.
Wabara criticized the APC-led government and the National Assembly for allegedly ignoring the corruption allegations. “Despite the serious allegations, nothing has been done. I expected the same swift action that was taken against Betta Edu to be applied here,” he said.
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