From Saka Bolaji, Minna
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission ICPC has told a Federal High court in Minna that the acting Executive Director of the National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi Niger state Dr Samuel Agboire, illegally employed 34 workers into the organisation in contravention of the Federal Character Commission Act 2004.
The allegation was contained in a suit filed in the court by the anti graft agency in which it sought appropriate action to be taken against Agboire for such contravention of the law.
The suit FHC/MM/CR 23,2017 FRN vs Dr Samuel Agboire was filed by Enosa Omoghubo an assistant chief superintendent legal in the office of the chairman of the ICPC.
In the three count charge Agboire was alleged to have among others on “the 9th of November 2015 refused to comply with the federal character commission establishment act and extant circulars made pursuant thereto employed 34 persons as staff of the NCRI and failed to furnish any information to the Federal Character Commission as you were required to do in line with the said employment and you therefore committed an offence contrary to section 14 (3)(a) and punishable under section 15(1) of the federal character commission act.
” That you Dr Samuel Agboire Ag Executive Director NCRI on the 9th day of November 2015 or thereabout in Bida Niger state failed to comply with the directive issued by the Federal Character Commission in circular dated 1st September 2014 ref.FCC/CAM/S.18/1c on procedure for recruitment into the the Federal Public Service in connection with your employment of 34 persons as staff of the NCRI and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 14(3)(b) and punishable under section 15 (1) of the FCC establishment act cap f7 laws of the federal Republic of Nigeria 2004.
“That you Dr Samuel Agboire Ag Executive Director NCRI on the 9th day of November 2015 abused your office as ag Executive Director NCRI by employing 34 staff contrary to the federal character Commission act 2004 and thereby committed an offence”
When the case first came up for mention on 31/5/17 before Justice Yellim Sulaiman Bogoro the defendant was absent from the court prompting an adjournment to 3rd July 2017 consequently hearing notices were issued to all the parties involved in the case.
On the next adjournment day neither the counsel nor Agboire were in court.
The court however received a letter from the defendant’s counsel seeking an adjournment of the case.
Justice Yellim Bogoro therefore adjourned the case to September 25, 2017.
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