Adamawa House of Assembly Averts Illegal Sales of Form on Teachers Recruitment.

By Musa Isa Ahmed

Lawmakers at the State House of Assembly have averted alleged illegal sells of employment forms to applicants seeking for employment with the State Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB).
The Honourable Members have vowed not to fold their arms and allow some people to sell employment forms to applicants at the cost of #5000, #10,000 or #100, 000 even when the Governor has directed that the forms should be distributed free of charge.
However, the Members have summoned the Executive Secretary of the Board to appear before Joint Committees on Education, Tertiary Institutions and Employment, Labour and Productivity with immediate effect to answer questions.
Additionally, the State Legislators have promised to monitor the distribution of the forms to applicants for justice and fairness, saying that the employment of the 2000 Teachers should be based on merit and nothing else.
The decision of the Members was sequel to a matter of public interest brought before the Honourable House on Tuesday by the Member representing Verre constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak.
Earlier, Hon. Yapak who is also the Chairman House Standing Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, briefed his colleagues on the fraud going on the recruitment of the teachers.
Initially, he said that the forms were being sold at the cost of #500, but later the Governor directed that it should be distributed free of charge to applicants, saying that to their utter dismay, the forms were no where to be found.
Hon. Yapak informed his colleagues that he was told by his constituents that the forms are being sold at places at the cost of #5000 to 10,000, noting that he has not seen the reason why the Governor will say should be distributed free of charge and somebody will be sabotaging his effort.
Also speaking, the Majority Leader of the House and Member representing Jada Mbulo constituency, Hammantukur Yetisuri, said that they were told that 100 forms were allocated to every LGA across the state, alleging that those assigned to distribute it went and distributed only 15 copies.
According to him, those assigned to distribute the forms were selling it to applicants, thereby denying many applicants the opportunity to access it and urged the House to identify those behind it and deal with them.
On his part, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi said if the forms will not be available a portal should be created to enable applicants forward their applications on line.
Also speaking, Hon. Japhet Kefas (Gombi) told his colleagues that the whole blame will be on them as peoples’ representatives if they fail to take necessary action towards rectifying it, and commended Governor Fintiri for lifting the embargo for the employment of unemployed youths.
Baring his mind while presiding over the sitting, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, observed that those who are buying the forms in the name of buying employment with the board are deceiving themselves.
Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas said that the House will not in any way allow commercial employment in Adamawa, saying every applicant must pass through the rigours of examinations/ interviews and any other processes before securing employment.
He asserted  that the board has assured the House that it is printing more forms which will be distributed free of charge as directed by the Governor, and directed the board to take the forms to schools for distribution, and further warned that any principal found selling the forms will be dealt with accordingly.