The Senate has mandated its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to investigate the compliance by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) with federal character principle, in line with sections 14(3) and 14 (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The upper chamber said the investigative hearing was to ensure fair and equitable representation across all zones and ethnic groups in appointments, promotions and recruitment.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Osita Ngwu (PDP-Enugu) at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Ngwu, in the motion entitled: “Urgent need to address systemic abuse and ineffective implementation of federal character principle in Nigeria’s public sector”, said systemic abuse had become a major challenge to achieving balance and equity within Nigeria’s public service.
He said the challenge was due to limited recruitment opportunities, skewed promotions based solely on years of service and…