The Arewa Youth Assembly, AYA, has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, of secretly recruiting replacement for the sacked staff.
AYA maintained that the apex bank has secretly recruited over 400 new staff as a replacement for 1,000 employees CBN allegedly sacked last year.
This was contained in a statement issued in Kaduna by the Assembly’s Speaker, Mohammed Salihu Danlami. The group condemned the recruitment process as lacking transparency and violating due process.
Danlami alleged that the recruitment, purportedly orchestrated under the leadership of CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, was carried out without proper advertisement to allow qualified candidates to apply.
He, therefore, described the move as a “policy somersault,”. Questioning the rationale behind hiring new staff so soon after a downsizing exercise.
Danlami said, “We have intercepted credible reports alleging that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, under the leadership of Olayemi Cardoso has secretly recruited over 400 staff to replace the over 1,000 who were said to have voluntarily resigned.”
“How can a bank that recently shed its weight of excess staff surreptitiously employ 400 others to do what job?”
The youth leader also expressed concerns that the recruitment process. Alleging that the exercise might have excluded candidates from the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory. As a result, violating the principle of federal character enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
Danlami, therefore, urged the CBN to provide clarification on the allegations. And to ensure future recruitment processes are transparent and inclusive.
By the time of filing this report, CBN is yet to comment on the allegation.
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