Reps Raises Alarm Over Plot To Remove Head Of NIFOR
By James Hughes
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma has raised alarm over attempts to perpetrate injustice against Executive Director of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), in Benin South-South Nigeria, Dr Napoleon Aisueni.
The lawmaker, who raised the alarm at a press briefing, said that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, following a memo from the office of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, directed the appointment of Directors of various institutes, including Dr Aisueni “who was duly appointed on the 9th of November 2017”.
However, “following a frivolous petition, the minister came out with the opinion that the appointment of Dr Aisueni was done in error”.
“From the establishment Act and the interpretation of public service rules on tenured appointments of serving public officers and a memo from the office of the permanent secretary in the Ministry, the appointment of Dr Aisueni and the 13 others followed due process.
“It is disheartening that the minister is prejudiced by his action following his affinity to one of the petitioners. I sincerely request the minister to adhere to the rules of the land,” he stated.
The lawmaker further urged the President Muhammadu Buhari to call the minister to order in his attempt to subvert the cause of justice by trying to remove a man duly and legally appointed as head of the Institute as approved by Mr. President.
According to him, there are tribal sentiment dogging the appointment of Dr. Aisueni whom after having served at the Institute up to the level of acting executive Director retired and was later selected by the President who approved his appointment.
The lawmaker showed a secular signed by the former Head of Service, Stephen Oransanye, directing that the Audu Ogbeh-led Ministry of Agriculture, should issue a letter of appointment to the now embattled chief executive.
He wondered why the same minister who approved the implementation of the secular causing the appointment letter to be issued would now turn round to say that the appointment was done in error.
Source: independent.ng
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