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Mmesoma: Innoson Motors Withdraws N3 Million Scholarship, As Father Apologises To Nigerians

July 8, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

Following admission that she falsified her score in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) Examination, the Management of Innoson Automobile Company, has withdrawn the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme.

This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Onitsha.

This is just as Mmesoma’s father, Mr Romanus Ejikeme tendered an unreserved apology to Nigerians over the involvement of his daughter in such an act.

According to spokesman of Innoson Group, “In recent days, we have been involved in the process of investigating allegations surrounding the 2023 UTME examination results of one of our scholarship recipients, Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme.

“It was reported initially that Miss Joy scored exceptionally high on the exam, a feat that led to her being awarded a scholarship by our company.

“However, subsequent reports of discrepancies in her UTME score led us to seek clarification from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and to allow her to voice her stance, we engaged in direct dialogue with Miss Joy.

“Further to this, a Committee set up by Governor Charles Soludo, carried out a thorough independent investigation into this matter.

“This conclusion is deeply disappointing and stands in direct contravention of the values we hold dear at Innoson Vehicles, particularly those that underscore our scholarship program.

“In line with these principles and response to the confirmed findings, we have made the difficult decision to withdraw the scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme.

“This action is a testament to our unyielding commitment to honesty, integrity, and merit-based recognition.”

He acknowledged that the development was regrettable, and it has undoubtedly caused dismay among those who stood by Miss Ejikeme.

Mr Ejikeme, Mmesoma father has tendered an unreserved apology to JAMB and Nigerians at large saying his daughter lied to him initially.

Mr Ejikeme had earlier accused JAMB of pulling his daughter down.

Mmesoma, a 19 year-old student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, inflated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, from 249 to 262 and claimed she obtained tye highest score in the country.

Her claim has been confirmed a brazen forgery.

Ezekwesili Backs JAMB On Three-year Ban For Mmesoma Ejikeme, Supports Counselling

Ayodele Oni

July 8, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has backed the three-year ban placed on Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme for forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB.

She, also, backed the recommendation by the committee set up by the Anambra State Government, that the candidate at the centre of the scam should go for counselling.

In a statement posted on her Twitter account on Saturday, the former Minister said that the embattled Anambra student, Ejikeme Mmesoma who was accused by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) of forging her 2023 UTME results, deserved to be counselled and punished.

Ezekwesili said: “I have just read the report of the Committee set up by Anambra State Government to investigate and report their independent findings on the Mmesoma and JAMB saga.

“I am satisfied with the process and findings of their investigation which gave Mmesoma a fair hearing to enable the Committee gather all facts.

“It was necessary to have independent evidence that the result Mmesoma laid claim to publicly was not only fake but that the forgery was personally orchestrated by her.

“Therefore, I support the sanctions imposed by JAMB as a deterrent to all who participate in the systemic exam malpractices within our educational system.

“I also recommend sustained counseling for Mmesoma by the family, school and church to support her as she reflects on this tragic episode and makes a decision to embrace values and rewards of effort while eschewing dishonest gain for the rest of her life.”

Mmesoma, 19, had claimed she scored 362 marks, and vigorously laid claim to be the highest scorer in the 2023 UTME conducted by JAMB. But her criminal claim was exposed by JAMB which said she scored 249 and inflated it to 362.

“There are usually syndicates at the center of perpetration of exam malpractices in Nigeria, but it appears not to be so in Mmesoma’s case from the facts of the Committee’s report. Mmesoma’s action has consequences.”

Tinubu Will Soon Be Richer Than Dangote- Sowore

James Orji

July 8, 2023

Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon become the richest man in the country.

He accused the president of planning to use a tax consulting firm linked to him to collect taxes on behalf of the federal government, in turn, the firm will collect some commission.

This will make the president richer than any other Nigerian, the human rights activist said during the recent Eid el Kabir celebrations get-together with the members of his party.

According to Bloomberg’s latest report, business mogul Aliko Dangote is Nigeria and Africa’s richest man with wealth estimated at over $15 billion.

Tinubu, a former Lagos governor has been accused of using a proxy tax collection firm Alpha Beta, to enrich himself, in and out of office, even though he denied the allegation.

After coming to office on May 29, 2023, President Tinubu has not let anyone in doubt that an effective tax system will be one of the policy thrusts of his administration.

On Friday, the president approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms headed by Taiwo Oyedele, a foremost tax expert at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, PwC.

Sowore suggests that the president’s focus on taxation as the fulcrum of his government is for selfish reasons to make him rich, warning that Nigerians are becoming poorer every day as a result of the burden of taxation imposed by the administration.

According to him “The consultant they are bringing will be collecting the tax on behalf of Federal government and they are going to be collecting 10 percent from the taxes they collect on behalf of the Federal government.

“They would be the richest people in the world by the time Tinubu has done four years. Our position is unambiguous and unapologetic. This is not our government. We have accepted that our job is to liberate this country not to go and work for somebody and lose our focus and direction.”

JAMB, Mmesoma Saga: Committee Confirms Falsification Of Result, Asks For Written Apology To School, JAMB

Ayodele Oni

July 8, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

A committee set up by the Anambra State Government on the controversy surrounding Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) examination result has recommended that she tenders an unreserved written apology to JAMB.

She was equally asked to apologize to her School, Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi and the Anambra State Government with immediate effect.

The committee added that “EJikeme Joy Mmesoma should also undergo a psychological counselling and therapy.”

The recommendations followed discovery that Ejikeme actually falsified the mark which gave her the highest scorer in the just concluded JAMB conducted examination.

The committee was set up by the Anambra state government in the wake of conflicts reports on Ejikeme’s actual score in the examination.

The committee found out that “The results released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with respect to the UTME score of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is 249.

“The results paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with aggregate score of 362 is fake as buttressed by the very significant and instructive variations in the registration number, date of birth, centre name and other.

“Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma admitted that she manipulated the fake results herself, using her phone. The Principal Anglican Girls’ Secondary School – Mrs. Edu Uche and the Education Secretary, Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed dismay at the conduct of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma.

The report, which has been submitted to Governor Charles Soludo stated further that “The Committee invited Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, the Principal of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, and officials of JAMB for interactive session with the Committee.

“JAMB officials led by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Head Public Affairs presented the detailed processes and procedures involved in JAMB admissions, the policy changes that have occurred in the release of UTME scores since 2021 and what specifically transpired between the candidate – Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with registration number: 20230639047FF in her quest to obtain her JAMB score.”

“I forged My JAMB Result”, Mmesoma Finally Confesses; School Principal, Anglican Diocese Shocked

Akinwale Kasali

July 8, 2023

By Akinwale Kasali

After the brickbats between the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Anambra State Government, Human Rights Activists, Legal Activists, families and sympathizers of Mmesoma Ejikeme over her scores at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the panel of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government has confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her UTME result, where she actually scored 249 as against the 362 she awarded herself.

In an eight-page report the panel confirmed that the 19-year old manipulated her results. It recommended she should, with immediate effect, tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the State Government. She was also asked to undergo psychological counselling and therapy.

The eight-member panel was set up by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result came under scrutiny.

Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, had sat for the UTME in May and came under scrutiny for parading the “highest score” of 362, which JAMB later revealed was manipulated.

The panel report addressed to Governor Soludo and was disseminated by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu.

The panel said it conducted interviews with relevant parties, including Mmesoma, JAMB officials and other individual(s) involved in the process as well as the Principal of Anglican Girls Secondary School.

According to the panel, Mmesoma had sent a request to JAMB with a different registration number showing a UTME result of an aggregate score of 362, with Eng: 98, Phy: 89, Bio: 94, and Che: 81 which differed substantially from the standard JAMB format where she got an appropriate rebuttal stating her real score of 249.

The panel indicated in its findings that “the results released by the JAMB with respect to the UTME score of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is 249.

“The result paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with an aggregate score of 362 is fake as buttressed by the very significant and instructive variations in the registration number, date of birth, centre name and other infractions.

“Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma admitted that she manipulated the fake results herself, using her phone.

“The Principal, Anglican Girls’ Secondary School — Mrs Edu Uche and the Education Secretary, Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed dismay at the conduct of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma.”

The report, titled, “Report of the committee on Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s JAMB score controversy” also indicated that the candidate was well informed of her correct score of 249.

It read in part, “Recall, Mr Governor, that with the recent release of scores of candidates who applied for admission by the JAMB and subsequent announcement of Nkechiyere Umeh as the candidate with the highest score of 360, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi, from Enugu State, protested to the State Government that she scored 362 and ought to have been so recognised.

“This has elicited interest and generated serious controversy and misgivings among the general public that the state government in its wisdom decided to constitute a committee of inquiry to look into the under-listed terms of reference; review Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s JAMB results and associated documents.

“Conduct interviews with relevant parties, including Mmesoma, JAMB officials and any other individual(s) involved in the process. Provide recommendations based on the findings of the investigation.

The committee invited Mmesoma, the Principal of Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, and officials of JAMB for an interactive session with the Committee.

“JAMB officials led by Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head of Public Affairs presented the detailed processes and procedures involved in JAMB admissions, the policy changes that have occurred in the release of UTME scores since 2021 and what specifically transpired between the candidate Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma with registration number: 20230639047FF in her quest to obtain her JAMB score.

“JAMB revealed the different times that Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma made several requests to the JAMB portal asking for her results at different hours, and each of these times (four in number), she received in her phone, same results from JAMB indicating candidate’s UTME Results to Wit: Eng: 64, Phy:54, Bio: 74, Che: 57 with a total aggregate score of 249.

“JAMB disclosed that the candidate was well informed of her correct score. Mmesoma had sent a request to JAMB with a different registration number showing a UTME result of an aggregate score of 362, with Eng: 98, Phy: 89, Bio: 94, and Che: 81. The results she sent differed substantially from the standard JAMB format where she got an appropriate rebuttal stating her real score of 249.”

The panel also disclosed that a number of red flags were highlighted by JAMB officials showing a different date of birth, different Registration Number, and Notification of results template that has been discarded since 2021, amongst others.

“It was also evident that even the centre name ‘Nkemefuna Foundation (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development as it was known before now) used for the examination was also manipulated where the candidate used the old name of the centre (Thomas Chidoka Centre for Human Development) in her own manipulated result sheet.

“In Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s submission, she owned up in the presence of her Principal, and the Education Secretary that the narration by the JAMB officials was a true and correct description of what transpired.

“She also admitted to having given a manipulated result by herself unaided, using the same phone Airtel Number.

“According to her, she proceeded to the cybercafé (Prisca Global Computers, Uruagu, Nnewi) where she printed the results she had manipulated.

“The Committee tried to find out the motive behind her action, but Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma said nothing.

“In their own submissions, the Principal Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu, Nnewi, and the Education Secretary — Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion) expressed shock at what transpired where in their presence, Mmesoma admitted to have manipulated her UTME results, deceiving the school, her immediate family and the state government.”

The panel commended JAMB for their diligent handling of the matter and the information supplied about the interface with the candidate.

“We hope that this unearthing of the truth as we have discovered will go a long way in correcting the sentiments, misconceptions and deceptions that have been in the public domain”.

Osun Staff Audit : It’s Sign Of Failure – APC; You Are Anti-Workers – PDP

Ayodele Oni

July 8, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

The directive by Osun State Government for an audit of the State workforce has set the two leading political parties against each other with the opposition All Progressives Congress, (APC), saying it is a sign of early failure by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The PDP in its reaction declared that “The statement by the APC in Osun state was the latest in the party’s deceptive plot to hoodwink workers into believing it actually cares for them.”

The APC also stated that it sympathized with the Osun civil servants in the way that they were treated by the consultant handling the audit exercise.

A statement by the state Chairman of the APC, Tajudeen Lawal, in Osogbo, wondered why the state governor could not successfully conduct a staff audit, claiming that it was bungled because Adeleke is bereft of what is required to excel in the office as a governor.

“Successive events at the corridor of power in Osun State from November 27, 2022 to date are pointers to the fact that Governor Adeleke has nothing to offer the state but he is only interested in the glamour of the office of the governor at the expense of the improved fortune of the state.

“Has Governor Adeleke forgotten that he promised to pay all the accumulated pensions, gratuities and salaries of pensioners and active workers within six months of his administration during the governorship campaign?

“It is worthwhile to make a remark that with the promise and fail attitude of Governor Adeleke to the request of the active government workers and the pensioners, the immediate-past Governor Gboyega Oyetola has been vindicated as it’s on record that the former governor would never promise what he wouldn’t be able to provide or achieve.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), lashed out at the Osun APC, alleging that the party wants to use the minor disagreement to launch itself back into the reckoning of the people.

In a statement by the state Chairman, Sunday Bisi, the PDP which stated that the APC’s sympathy was fake, noted that their record on civil servants’ management was replete with disaster.

Bisi while defending the governor added that Adeleke is committed to improving the situation of workers in the state.

He maintained that the PDP-led government will continue to pursue initiatives that will improve efficiency and accountability in the public service.

“The statement by the APC in Osun was the latest in the party’s deceptive plot to hoodwink workers into believing it actually cares for them.

“But the truth, which is well inherent in its record, is that historically, APC has never served the wellbeing of the civil servants, as the history of pains and anguish it had caused them over the years can never be forgotten.

“For the umpteenth time, the APC must stop pretending to be what it is not, because it can only deceive itself, not the ever intelligently vigilant workers in Osun, who have suffered a series of inhuman treatment in its hand over the years.

“Osun people, and indeed of the genuine efforts that Governor Adeleke’s administration has put in place to improve the state’s workforce service delivery which the ongoing audit will also compliment.”

Biafra:You Can’t Tell A Man To Quit His House, Igbokwe Replies Dokubo

Tosin Olatokunbo

July 8, 2023

Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos state, has dismissed the suggestion that Igbo want to leave Nigeria.

Igbowe’s reaction comes on the heels of the call by a repentant Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo that the south-east should be allowed to leave the Nigerian entity as being clamoured by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

According to a viral video released by Dokubo on Thursday, the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, NDVF, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to lead a constitutional amendment process that will make it possible for the Igbo to have a country of their own.

Dokubo said he’s prepared to gather one million signatories to make this possible, adding that the country has nothing to lose if they secede from Nigeria.

The former militant who has been under fire recently for the hate comments against the southeast, stated that peace will continue to elude the country so long the southeast remains part of the Nigerian entity.

He said, “Please, in the name of God, why do we allow this vicious cycle of irritation of people who claim to be victims when they are the oppressors and the people offending others? Let the Igbo go so that there will be enough resources for other people to manage.

“They don’t even need a referendum. The President and National Assembly should meet and someone courageous enough should sponsor a bill at the National Assembly. There should be a constitutional amendment. The five Igbo states and any group of people who want to join them should go.

“We have a lot to gain if we let these people go and turn their country into heaven on earth. Please, National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu, I am begging you, let the Igbo go so that we will rest and they too will rest and they should be barred from coming into our country.”

Reacting, Igbokwe, the Special Adviser to the Lagos state governor on Drainage said Igbo are not prepared for secession, noting that the agitation by a few disgruntled elements from the region is not a representation of the entire Igbo race.

He explained that his people have invested so much in the country as major stakeholders in the Nigerian project, noting that what the south east is demanding is justice as it would be wrong to “tell a man to quit his house.”

“Asari Dokubo doesn’t speak for us and if we need people to speak for us then it’s certainly not Dokubo. It’s we the Igbo that will speak for the Igbo people and most of you know our stance. The Igbo are not for secession because a lot is at stake. We are a critical stakeholder in Nigeria,” Igbokwe said.

He added, “We have made humongous investments across this country and we belong to Nigeria. You can’t tell a man to quit his house. All Igbo people want is social justice, equity and fairness and we have been talking about this since. The Igbo have the least number of states in Nigeria, the least number of commissioners and senators, and local government areas.”

APC’s Protest Against EU Report, National Embarrassment – Labour Party

The Source

July 7, 2023

Julius Abure - Labour Party National Chairman

The Labour Party says its attention has been drawn to Friday’s protests by some, alleged, All Progressives Congress, (APC) hirelings at the premises of the European Union Mission in Abuja and views such protestation as a huge national embarrassment. By that action, the LP says it shows how antithetical the APC is to truth and measures that will grow and strengthen Nigeria’s democracy.

The protesters were demanding that the EU should withdraw its final report on Nigeria’s 2023, general election held on 25 February and 18 March 2023, because as they claimed, the report was capable of setting the country on fire.

Said the statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifo:

“Labour Party finds it counter-intuitive, awkward and very difficult to comprehend that if after the electoral brigandage of the APC in cahoot with the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), on February 25, Nigeria did not go on fire because of the non-violence disposition of our standard bearer, Peter Obi, it is now that APC thinks the stark truth coming from an unbiased independent body like the EU will set Nigeria on fire.

“What the Labour Party expected the APC to do is to lavishly appreciate the European Union for their continued yeoman contributions to the growth of democracy in our country through needs assessment missions and consequent financial, technical, and logistical support, which the 94-page report further underscores.

“What the APC government should have done even standing in their epileptic’s position is to borrow a leave from late President Umaru Yar’Adua, who in 2007, after winning the Presidential election perceived by international observers as not sufficiently credible, accepted to make amends by promising to reform the electoral system.

“It was the reform of the electoral system started by Yar’Adua and continued by his successor President Goodluck Jonathan after his death that facilitated the victory of an opposition APC defeating an incumbent Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in 2015.

‘It’s the height of ingratitude and lack of sense of history for the same APC to be protesting against the same EU that had never failed to issue its observation reports after every election since 1999 and shouldn’t have looked away at the worst and most egregiously conducted elections in the history of Nigeria.

“What the Labour Party expects the ruling party to do if they can is to discredit the report point by point but where they can’t, they should accept the fact that they are in possession of a stolen mandate, a reality known to all and sundry.

“It’s not difficult to understand why such an unbiased forthright report is so discomforting to the ruling party to the extent of hiring protesters because no thief likes to see or hear from anybody coming with evidence that will expose him.

“What Nigeria and indeed lovers of democracy globally should do, is to appreciate the EU for its persistent role in growing democratic principles in our land and refusing to be frustrated despite the anti-democratic attitude of our politicians and leaders. Finally, APC should understand fully, that seeking to represent Nigeria with a stolen electoral mandate at various African and international fora, where representatives of smaller countries that were able to conduct credible elections with broadly accepted outcomes are present, will always remain an albatross for our country. As much as the APC may excoriate the EU, its unvarnished report is universally available and cannot be redacted or suppressed.

Supreme Court Slams EFCC, Accuses It Of Malicious Prosecution Of Senator Nwaoboshi; Frees Him From Jail

Adesina Soyooye

July 7, 2023

By Adesina Soyooye

The nightmare is over for the former Senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi.

Convicted and jailed after what seen as a successful prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, mother- luck shone on him Friday when the Supreme Court ordered that he be released from jail immediately.

While quashing Nwaoboshi’s conviction over an allegation of fraud and money laundering to the tune of N805 million against him and two Companies- Golden Touch Construction Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd – the Supreme Court slamned the EFCC over what it described as the malicious prosecution of the Senator and the Companies on offences unknown in law.

It, therefore, in a split decision of 4-1, ordered the immediate release of Nwaoboshi from the Ikoyi Correctional Centre where he was serving a seven- year jail term for alleged fraud and money laundering.

The Supreme Court set aside the July 1, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which overturned their discharge and acquittal by a Federal High Court in Lagos.

In the lead judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the Supreme Court held that Nwaoboshi and the two companies “were unjustly and maliciously prosecuted by the EFCC for committing no offences known to law.”

It slammed the anti-graft Agency for “subjecting them to needless criminal trial in relation to civil transaction.”

Recall that the EFCC had accused Nwaoboshi and his companies of illegally acquiring a property – Guinea House on Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos – for N805 million. The property, the EFCC revealed, belong to the Delta State Government.

It was claimed by the EFCC that part of the money paid for the property “was transferred by Suiming Electrical Ltd. on behalf of Nwaoboshi and Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd, and insisted that “the funds are products of their fraudulent activities.”

Senator Nwaoboshi was the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

Scrap SERVICOM, No Longer Relevant – Abuja Based Lawyer, Olajengbesi

Ayodele Oni

July 7, 2023

By Ayodele Oni

Service Compact With All Nigerians, (SERVICOM), an agency floated by the federal government to serve as ears and eyes for the people on activities of public establishments is no longer effective according to an Abuja based legal practitioner, Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi.

He has therefore asked the Federal Government to immediately scrap the agency on the ground that it has failed to serve its purpose.

The lawyer warned that the Federal Government should stop the tax payers money from being used to fund a moribund organization like SERVICOM, which he claimed, is no longer serving any useful purpose.

Addressing a Press Conference on the state of the Nigerian nation on Friday in Abuja, the legal practitioner recalled how in 2004, Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief with the emergence of “Service Compact With All Nigerians” popularly known as SERVICOM.

“The agency was established to promote effective, quality and efficient service to the people of Nigeria as well as empower public officers to be at alert to their responsibilities in providing improved, efficient, timely and transparent service across governmental ministries, departments, agencies and parastatals.

“The body is supposed to be a mechanism through which Nigerians can lodge complaints against tyrannical and errant public officers whose conducts fall below the standard required of a public and civil servants.

“Upon its take off, the body customarily had offices in all Federal Government agencies, taking complaints and ensuring efficiency, justice and fairness in all government agencies.

“Unfortunately, the body has now failed to uphold the purpose of its establishment. The agency no longer addresses complaints and has now become very ineffective.

“The organization leadership and modus oparandi has accordingly encouraged abuse of official duties on the one hand as well as precluding victims of these errant officers from accessing appropriate remedy within the administrative system.”

As a way out, the lawyer advised that the Federal Government should either inject a new lease of life into the agency or scrap it with immediate effect so as to stop wasting scarce resources on unproductive ventures.

The counsel lamented while the organization had gone down the drain, its workers have continued to draw salaries from the Federal Government coffers without doing anything to justify the pay.

“Go to virtually, all agencies of the Federal Government where SERVICOM is supposed to be feasible and productive by keeping service providers on their toes, you will hardly see their traces in anywhere whereas the workers are still drawing pays from the federation account.”

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