Recruitment Irregularities: Reps to Summon TCN Management

The House of Representatives has resolved to invite the management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN to explain alleged irregularities in employment process in the agency.

The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Preye Oseke PDP-Bayelsa today at the plenary.

Preye Oseke said that Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN is in the process of concluding a recruitment exercise in which over 400 applicants have been favourably considered.

He said only a few of such successful applicants are from Bayelsa, despite the very many eligibly qualified applicants from the said state.

The lawmaker said that considering the youths restiveness on account of mass unemployment, such act of alleged bias and uneven distribution of opportunities could negatively impact on unethical conducts perpetrated by youths of the state.

Rep. Nkem Abonta, PDP-Abia amending the motion, said that besides Bayelsa, Abia among others have been affected.

He said that the house should equally make a case for all other states of federation that have been marginalised.

In his ruling, the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Wase mandated the Committees on Federal Character and Public Service Matters, to invite the Head of Service of the Federation and the Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.

He said that the officials should be made to explain the rationale for the marginalisation of some states in an ongoing recruitments exercise.