50 percent of Ebonyi council staff works with fake degree certificates

One in every two council staff in Ebonyi state parades a fake degree certificate. They are also unfit for the job.

This allegation was made by a lawmaker in the state, Barr. Eni Uduma Chima (Afikpo South West) during deliberations on the findings of 9-man Committee set up by the house to probe the Local government administration in the state. He alleged that over 50 percent of the Principal Officers working in the sixty four development centres and thirteen local government councils in the state gained employment with fake degree certificates.

“We have made personal confirmation; we cannot be complaining of unemployment when people who are not fit for employment are having those employments. We have discovered a man working with the certificate of a woman and people with certificate from hotels. We have done independent investigations on this matter,” Chima said.

The House unanimously adopted the recommendations of the Hon. Chris Usulor chaired Committee on Ebonyi Local government and Chieftaincy Matters.

Parts of the recommendations include,“All principal staff of the Local government system who possess questionable certificates and or credentials should be dismissed from service after proper verification and evidence of forgery is established against such officers.

“Regular verification exercise should be carried out by local government service commission to maintain standard in the system.

“All principal staff who have been enjoying public funds accruing to the position they are not qualified for should be stepped down henceforth”.