By OLALEKAN BADMOS
The Delta State House of Assembly Commission (DSHAC) has dismissed
26 of its staff for parading fake certificates, commission’s chairperson,
Josephine Kachikwu, has said.
Kachikwu, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Asaba,
explained that the dismissal was effected after thorough verification and
re-verification of the certificates.
The exercise, she added, was carried out by an audit firm
engaged by the commission to test the validity of certificates presented by its
staff for work.
The DSHAC boss further added that the commission had to carry
out the exercise after some members, who believed that some of their colleagues
do not merit their positions, petitioned the management, questioning the
authenticity of some colleagues’ certificates.
“The firm has submitted its report and every case was
subjected to further re-verification to remove any possible human error and so
far, 26 employees have been dismissed from the services of the Commission for
parading fake certificates; two are on interdiction, while pending cases are
about 20,” she noted.
She said since she took off as the pioneer chairman of the commission
in 2011, her efforts has been driven towards motivating the employees to ensure
an efficient and effective service delivery in the legislature, adding that the
dismissal was the most painful decision the commission would make so far.
“It is very important to state that the Commission has set a
standard whereby every eligible staff for promotion is subjected to a refresher
course and subsequent examination before being promoted; staffs are always
promoted based on merit.
“As an incentive package, the Commission pays a handsome
out-fit allowance to all staff annually to enable them maintain cooperate and
dignifying looks of parliamentary staff,” while “the Commission has provided a
labour-friendly climate for the flourishing of a robust workers’ union, the
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN),” she said.
The commission boss also thanked Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan
for approving the funds for the training and re-training of staff which, according to her, has
made them to be much more alive to their duties.
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