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Senator wants law barring non-career persons from heading govt agencies

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A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, says he will move for a law that will make only career civil servants head government agencies and parastatals.

Abdullahi, who is the spokesperson of the Senate, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

He was reacting to Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali’s (rtd) refusal to wear the service’s uniform and on the proposed policy for vehicle owners to pay duty on their vehicles.

He said that it was a disservice for civil servants not to be given the opportunity to head organisations they laboured decades to build.

The lawmaker added that bringing people from outside to head the agencies and parastatals had done more harm than good to the organisations.

According to him, some of the appointees have little knowledge of the workings of organisations they head, and this leads to anti-people policies, reduced productivity and other problems.
Vanguard, March 20, 2017

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