The Nationwide Civil Society Council of Nigeria, NCSCN, has intervened in the controversy surrounding the 2025 employees promotion train of the Nigerian Communications Fee, NCC, calling on aggrieved employees members to discover inner mechanisms of looking for redress for perceived injustice, relatively than embarking on campaigns of calumny towards the organisation.
Whereas attributing the controversy to actions of inner saboteurs inside the organisation, who used the examination to forged aspersions on the NCC management, the CSO warned that it might not hesitate to publicly expose such characters in the event that they fail to tow the trail of cause.
In an announcement issued by the NCSCN Govt Director, Blessing Akinlosotu, the Council stated it obtained a sequence of petitions and media experiences complaining in regards to the conduct of the NCC’s promotional examinations beneath the Govt Vice Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida.
It stated the NCSCN, launched an impartial inquiry, engaged the accused and straight confronted the administration of the fee. It stated following an investigation into the allegations, it, nevertheless, discovered no grievous problems with victimisation or deliberate marginalisation as alleged, however unavoidable circumstances ensuing from institutional frameworks and pure components.
The assertion stated the NCSCN discovered that the promotion exams have been open to all eligible employees with out exclusion, interview panels have been drawn from all six geopolitical zones and included exterior observers, the end result of the exams mirrored the Fee’s emptiness construction and manpower plan, no deliberate marginalisation or breach of Federal Character was established and a few certified employees couldn’t be promoted on account of restricted out there positions.
It learn, ‘‘The Examination was carried out in line with the Public Service Guidelines, the Fee’s organisational construction and manpower plan, with every cadre having a predetermined variety of vacancies conforming with the variety of personnel the Fee may accommodate at every stage.
“The promotion exams have been carried out for all cadres of employees eligible for promotion in the Fee, with out exclusion of anybody.
“The interview panels have been composed of competent administration employees drawn from every of the six (6) Geo-Political Zones, with impartial exterior members and representatives from the Federal Character Fee (FCC), to offer oversight and guarantee compliance with relevant laws.
“Some Employees really handed the Exams and have been effectively certified however suffered setbacks because of the unavailability of vacancies to accommodate all.
“That no legal guidelines have been damaged in the course of the train, as a substitute the promotion course of adopted clear and goal scoring framework, which was communicated to all members forward of the exams.’’
The Council additionally acknowledged that some technical and logistical hitches occurred in the course of the conduct of the exams, together with lengthy hours and scheduling throughout spiritual fasting durations, however described them as administrative lapses relatively than acts of victimisation.
Akinlosotu urged protesting employees to point out regret and embrace dialogue and appealed to the NCC management to train forgiveness and guarantee no employees is dismissed over this controversy.
She additionally cautioned the media towards sensationalising inner administrative issues, urging journalists to uphold professionalism and confirm details earlier than publication.
“The media carries the efficiency to both construct or destroy an establishment. We should all train warning and self-restraint in reporting delicate points,” she added.
The NCSCN emphasised that whereas it stays dedicated to preventing injustice and selling transparency in public establishments, civil society organisations should not enable themselves for use as instruments for inner vendettas or destabilisation. “This matter ought to now be laid to relaxation,” the Council suggested.
