The memo was dealt with to Controller of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service State Commands– Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Plateau.
This is to allow this workplace spend for hotel lodgings, location for assessments, feeding, fueling of automobiles for simple motion and take care of other essential concern that might show up throughout the duration.
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Zone ‘H', Makurdi Zonal head office has actually required an overall amount of N1,578,000 from 4 commands– Benue Command, Nasarawa Command, Kogi Command, Plateau Command and Zone ‘H' Makurdi, for the conduct of the 2023 senior officer's promo assessments.
This is included in a memo dated July 23, 2023, entitled ‘Request for Your Support To Enable This Office Host 2023 Senior Officer's Promotion Examination' and signed on behalf of the zonal planner by the Assistant Controller of Corrections (H/R), Michael O. Obande.
The memo was dealt with to Controller of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service State Commands– Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Plateau.
The memo read, “Reference to the CGC's vide: Radio message GEN. 24/S.21/ T2/VOL. III/564 outdated 24th July, 2023, in regard of the 2023 senior officer's promo assessments, which will start Tuesday, 1st to 5th August, 2023, I am directed to request you to support this workplace with underlisted quantity:
“Benue Command – N214,000; Nasarawa Command – N696,000; Kogi Command – N294,000; Plateau Command – N340,000; Zone ‘H' Makurdi – N34,000.
“You are to send out the previously mentioned cash on or prior to 29th July, 2023 vide: Account no: 0075315688. Bank: Access. Call: David T. Hembeve.
“This is to allow this workplace spend for hotel lodgings, location for evaluations, feeding, fueling of vehicles for simple motion and take care of other required concern that might show up throughout the duration. Deal with as immediate.”
“This is to let you learn about the current extortion of employee of the service. This is how they indirectly obtain cash from us,” a source informed SaharaReporters.
When SaharaReporters called the representative for the NCoS, Abubakar Umar, for remarks, he stated the matter would be examined.
Umar stated, “The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service disapproves indiscriminate levies in the name of whatever.
“Secondly, this info has actually not reached my table yet, and if it does, naturally, examination will be performed. Part of the required of Controller General is to see to the well-being of the personnel and the last promo release was extremely unmatched since that was the very first of its kind, and as a follow-up to that, that is why they stated individuals who are qualified to fill that kind must opt for next promo.
“This straight promo was not indicated to be utilized to gather any cash from any team member. It is never ever an instruction from the Controller General.
“I will send my corps to the stated zone to understand if such a thing is in fact on public domain since the Controller General will never ever take it gently if such notification is in fact launched that personnel needs to pay.”