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| Mrs. Joan Ayo |
The Chairman, Federal
Civil Service Commission, Mrs. Joan Ayo, has allegedly converted a cubicle into
a detention centre inside the commission’s building at Wuse Zone 3, Abuja.
Investigations by our
correspondents indicated that no fewer than four members of staff of the
commission had been detained inside the facility for hours on the orders of Ayo
over some alleged infractions.
The detention centre,
which has two chairs, two tables and an air conditioner, is on the second floor
of the civil service building. It is located opposite room 211 and made of
aluminium and tinted glasses.
Checks by Saturday PUNCH revealed that three clerical staff
members (names withheld) were detained a few weeks ago for allegedly delaying
the verification process of letters for new employees.
It was learnt that
some of the new employees were from highly placed people from the State House
and some ministries.
It was learnt that the
chairman had directed her security details to summon the personnel of the
Director of Recruitment and Appointment to her office in respect of a list of
22 newly appointed officers forwarded to the office for authentication.
The chairman was said
to have ordered the detention of the three clerical staff members while she
sent a senior official to get the schedule officer (name withheld), who was
directed to ensure an immediate conclusion of the exercise.
Findings showed that
the first person who was detained was a secretary in the office of the
commissioner representing Lagos and Ogun states in the commission, Mr. R.B.
Tinubu.
The female secretary
was said to have been speaking loudly when the chairman was passing on the
corridor and she reportedly resisted entreaties to keep quiet.
The chairman was said
to have overheard the reaction of the secretary, who sought to know when it
became an offence for somebody to talk when the chairman was passing through
the corridor. The chairman consequently directed her detention in the facility.
It was learnt that it
took the intervention of a commissioner to secure the release of the secretary.
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