The Chairman, selection committee for the Special Public Works programme in Nasarawa State Dr Kassim Muhammad has dissociated himself from the ongoing sale of forms to high profile politicians in the state.
Addressing a press conference Monday in Lafia, Dr Kassim urges members of the public to disregard any fresh recruitment forms as the program under him in the state has completed recruitment in September.
According to him “we have completed recruitment process in September across the 13 LGAs, we have opened accounts for successful beneficiaries in the six approved banks, Zenith, Access, Fidelity, FCMB, UBA and Heritage banks preparatory to commencement on January 5th, 2021.
“Anybody parading any sale of forms for fresh recruitment should not be taken seriously as it did not emanate from me,” he said.
He said that the internal wranglings which delayed the commencement of the program nationwide have been resolved and the program is set to commence on 5th January next year.
Dr. Kassim who is a former member of Nasarawa State house of assembly further explained that during the recruitment exercise in August, some people were arrested by the police in Akwanga LGA for selling fake forms and were prosecuted.
While urging the public to disregard any fresh recruitment, Dr. Kassim noted that the only authentic recruitment process was the one done in August and no such process is going on anywhere in the state.
He said the recruitment process he did follow due process as directed by the supervising minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
The Nation
