Many unemployed people in Anambra who wish to obtain the recruitment forms into the state civil service commission have expressed divergent views about the exercise. Some applicants who spoke in Awka, Saturday, said that it had not been easy obtaining the forms, which they said had resulted in racketeering. A graduate of Law from Awka North, Chijioke Anyanebechi, said he had not been successful since he started making enquiries for the form since Monday. Anyanebechi decried the idea of issuing the forms to particular local governments on designated days stating that the action denied those that failed to turn up on such days the opportunity of getting the forms. “It is somehow frustrating because I have been trying to get this form since Monday without success, they said my local government had been attended to and I don’t know if that is the end for me,’’ Anyanebechi said. But another applicant, Okwuchukwu Okafor, expressed happiness that Anambra State government had lifted the embargo on employment and however pleaded with the authorities to decentralise the forms distribution process at the councils for easy access. “We have looked forward to this recruitment but it was not easy obtaining the forms. I suggest they should use the local government headquarters for distributing it instead of making everybody to come to Awka,’’ Okafor said. A National Certificate of Education (NCE) graduate from Anocha, Mrs Chineze Oforegbunam, expressed reservations on the entire process, saying he only wanted to fulfill all sense of righteousness. According to her, the timing was wrong as the present administration was almost leaving office. “It is okay but the problem is that this is not the right time for it. The government is about leaving office so I don’t know how authentic it is. I do not believe so much in the process,’’ Oforegbunam said. The Head of the Commission, Mrs Ngozi Melifonwu in her reaction, told our correspondent that it could not rule the activities of racketeers as there were people who obtained the form without the intention to use but to sell it to others. Melifonwu pointed out that the commission was distributing the forms centrally in Awka to ensure credibility and coordination. She said that the commission handled three local governments a day to enhance credibility and effective control. Mejifonwu advised applicants not to pay money to anybody for the forms as it was free of charge. “We have been managing the crowd but it has not been easy because they will not queue, so we devised a way of attending to them on local government basis. “The Commission condemns touting and racketeering of the forms in strong terms, we have from now till September 27 for those that could not get on their designated days,’’ she said. our correspondent reports that the Anambra government last month lifted the embargo on recruitment in the state with plans to employ no fewer than 6, 000 people into the state civil service.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:57:32 +0000
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