EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Minister, Pantami, NCC Board Vice-Chairman, Danbatta Engage In Promotion Scandal, Secret Recruitments To Gain Favours From ‘President-Elect’ Tinubu
Sources shut to the board educated SaharaReporters on Saturday that there are quite a lot of allegations of favouritism and peddling of rankings, especially towards Danbatta.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is for the time being enmeshed in a promotion scandal and secret recruitments the save the board of the company and its Executive Vice-Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, to boot to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, maintain been fingered.
Sources shut to the board educated SaharaReporters on Saturday that there are quite a lot of allegations of favouritism and peddling of rankings, especially towards Danbatta.
Other top sources published that about a weeks ago, despite President Buhari’s claims of lack of jobs for graduates, Danbatta and Pantami recruited formative years of influential politicians in conjunction with that of the Gombe Tell governor.
“They did this secret recruitment, which is all in an effort for Pantami to reach favours so as that the governor can foyer Tinubu to wait on him,” the source mentioned.
In line with one other competent source, Danbatta additionally allegedly helped one amongst his “ladies”, Helen with the wait on of 1 other board member from his speak to acquire promotion for the girl to the publish of a director.
This was once despite her coming second save in the interviewing process, even though rather a amount of candidates had increased rankings at some stage in the interview process.
The source additionally alleged that the board member boasted about his affect with the Minister, Pantami, and that they each supported the promotion appointment.
SaharaReporters learnt that the allegations sparked concerns about transparency and equity in the NCC promotion process, with requires the free up of the interview rankings and a review of the promotion resolution.
“Some are additionally questioning whether Pantami isn’t mad in regards to the alleged scandal and rather a amount of unlawful recruitment practices. Such behaviours carry serious questions in regards to the ethical habits of Danbatta with appreciate to transparency in the recruitment and promotion of personnel,” the source added,
“In the next days, we can free up more on contracts, his son and the result,” one other source added.
SaharaReporters had since September 2021 exposed how the Minister of Adolescence and Sports activities Remark, Sunday Dare, additionally awarded Trace-Added Provider contracts to himself, to Tinubu, amongst others.
SaharaReporters had learnt that others who benefited from the uncertain contracts encompass the slack Isa Funtua, a prolonged-time political companion of President Muhammadu Buhari.
An investigation by SaharaReporters had showed further that Dare awarded the contracts when he was once the Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Others awarded the multi-billion naira contracts by Dare had included Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC; Naomi Adenuga; Senator Ifeanyi Ararume.
A top source had mentioned, “The recent Minister of Sports activities, Sunday Dare single-handedly gave some depraved Nigerians the NCC licenses when he was once the Executive Commissioner.
“He gave himself a slot and additionally gave Naomi Adenuga for Globacom. He gave Bola Tinubu a slot and additionally Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman of the NCC a slot. He additionally gave Senator Ifeanyi Ararume.”
