INTERNATIONAL Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, has described as watery, Federal Government’s claims that 80,115 ghost Police officers are on the pay roll of the Nigeria Police and that the Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended and replaced with competent hands, 205 staff for their unwholesome activities in the 2015 general election.
Intersociety alleged that the two claims by the Federal Government through the Minister of Finance and INEC chairman are meant for sectional victimisation and shortchanging of some sections of the country by the Federal Government.
According to Intersociety, “not giving answers to how, where and when such number of ghost workers and suspended INEC staff were replaced, as claimed by the Minister of Finance and INEC chairman fuels concerns and suspicions of sectional victimisation that is about to be carried by the present government in the country.”
Intersociety in a statement said the announcement by the Federal Government was lacking in disclosure of investigative and procedural details.
The statement was signed by the organisation’s Board Chairman, Emeka Umeagbalasi; Head, Civil Liberties & Rule of Law Programme, Obianuju Joy Igboeli; Head, Democracy & Good Governance Programme, Chinwe Umeche and Head, Public Security & Safety Programme Jacinta Ezinwanne.
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