By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Chairman of the Special Staff Verification Committee, in Judicial Service Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Alhassan on Friday in Lokoja disclosed the discovery of irregularities at the Commission.
Alhaji Hassan who disclosed this while submitting the report to
the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Henry Olusiyi in his office said the committee discovered that some retired and deceased staff names were still on the payroll of the Commission.
Presenting the report at the Judiciary Headquarters in Lokoja, Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Alhassan stressed the need
for staff of the Personnel Department to live up to their responsibilities.
He noted that the committee which was set up by the Kogi State Acting Chief Judge, Justice Henry Olusiyi,
however, co- opted a retired Accountant, Yusuf Musa for a thorough excercise.
Alhaji Ibrahim said that the report, which is in two volumes, captured all the terms of reference given to the Committee and its recommendations to the Acting Chief Judge.
According to him, lapses were discovered in the Personnel Department on improper documentation of Staff information as well as job description within the terms of reference which according to him contributed to a lot of administrative lapses in the system.
Receiving the report, the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Henry Olusiyi, said the report would be thoroughly scrutinized before implementation.
Justice Olusiyi described as unfortunate the Irregularities discovered, stressing the resolution of the management to equally carry out an in-house screening based on the committee’s recommendations without fear or favour.
He appreciated the commitment of the Committee in carrying out their assignment diligently.
Present at the occasion was the President, Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Bayo Olowosegun, Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkareem Aruwa and management staff of the High Court and Judicial Service Commission.
