Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume of APC, representing Borno South senatorial district on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 decried job racketeering in federal agencies. He said that such behaviour should be criminalised in the country. According to him, numerous poor Nigerians didn’t get employment in Federal Government agencies, simply because

their own barrier is that they don’t know anybody.

He said that the country would not have peace

until the son of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody.

Ndume made this assetion while briefing journalist on a bill for the setting up of the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, which passed second reading on the Senate floor.

He said although people looking for job sometimes bribe their way through the process, because they are desperate, such act is wrong and should be criminalised.

If they’re employing people, let people be employed based on the constitutional provisions of federal character and merit.

I feel very bad about it because I’m just opportune to become what I’m without knowing anybody. Now, they’re some people like me, but their own barrier is that they don’t know anybody.

That’s very unfortunate. And I say, this country will not have peace until the son of nobody can become somebody without knowing anybody,

he said.

Justin Nwosu

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