The Chairman, selection committee for Special Public Works programme in Nasarawa State, Dr Kassim Muhammad, on Monday, dispelled the speculations over his removal and replacement, maintaining that he is still in charge of the scheme in the state.
Terming the speculations as “false” as well as “incorrect and baseless,” Kassim said, members of the public should distance themselves from such “lies and cheap propaganda.”
Speaking to journalists in Lafia, Kassim also dismissed the rumour going around that the committee is selling forms and is embarking on a fresh recruitment exercise.
According to him, “we have completed recruitment process in September across the 13 LGAs, we have opened accounts for successful beneficiaries in the six approved banks, Zenith, Access, Fidelity, FCMB, UBA and Heritage banks preparatory to the commencement on January 5, 2021.”
He then urged members of the public to disregard lies adding that the programme under him as the chairman in the state has since been completed and recruitment was done about three months ago.
“Anybody or group of persons parading sale of forms for fresh recruitment should not be taken seriously as it did not emanate from me,” Kassim declared.
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According to Kassim, “the only authentic recruitment process was the one done in August and no such process is going anywhere in the state.”
“The recruitment process we did in Nasarawa State followed due process as directed by the supervising minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,” Kassim added.
He said that the internal wrangling responsible for the delay in the commencement of the programme nationwide has been resolved and the programme is set to take off January 5, 2021.
The former member of Nasarawa State house of assembly disclosed that during the recruitment exercise in August, some people were arrested by the police in Akwanga LGA for selling fake forms and have since been prosecuted.
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