C/River assembly suspends recruitment of rangers

The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended the recent recruitment of over 300 rangers into its forestry commission due to the alleged lopsided nature of the exercise. A motion calling for the suspension of the recruitment was moved by Hon Kingsley Isong, Member representing Etung Constituency, who said: “It would be recalled that […]

The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended the recent recruitment of over 300 rangers into its forestry commission due to the alleged lopsided nature of the exercise.

A motion calling for the suspension of the recruitment was moved by Hon Kingsley Isong, Member representing Etung Constituency, who said: “It would be recalled that earlier the Cross River Forestry Commission concluded the recruitment of over 300 rangers to protect the state’s forests following the dearth of staff in the commission.

“The recruitment was marred by inequality and unfair representation. The list of over 350 hires was not distributed equally among the 18 LGAs of the state.

“The forestry commission has derailed from due process and adherence to the extant rules of recruitment into the civil service by considering what should be for everybody, only for their friends and family members.”

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The lawmakers, therefore, demanded that Dr George Oben-Etchi, chairman of the forestry commission, should appear before their special committee to answer questions and offer explanation with regards to the exercise.

The house unanimously agreed that every indigene of the state should have equal opportunity to apply for jobs and be contacted for interviews.

It inaugurated an eight-man committee to look into the commission’s operations, particularly the hiring process. (NAN)