Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday assured the affected teachers of the recovery their money from the former Chairman, Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Mohammed Gada and others involved in the alleged employment scandal.
Mr Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman, ad hoc committee investigating the recent employment of more than 3,000 teachers gave the assurance when the affected teachers appeared before it in Lafia.
Ogazi while sympathising with the victims, assured them of the assembly’s commitment to ensuring that justice wss done on the matter.
“We invited you to tell us what you know, tell us who gave you the appointments and have much you paid to get the job.
“Be sincere as you are speaking on oath. We want to assure you that justice will be served at the end of the day,” he said.
Ogazi urged the former chairman of TSC to re-appear before the committee on Wednesday by 10:00 am, in order to clear his name based on thesubmissions by some of the victims.
“We are directing the Commissioner for Education to bring one Michael Jonyi of Area Inspectorate Office, Doma LGA and all other staff of the ministry involved in the scandal this week, Wednesday to clear themselves.
“We will write to the Commissioner of Police and Commandant of NSCDC to bring their officers involved in the scandal on Wednesday this week by 10:00 am,” he added
Ogazi also sympathised with the victims over the unfortunate incidence and prayed God to see them through.
Mr Yamush Amos, an Evaluation Officer, Ministry for Education, Lafia confirmed that he was an agent of the former TSC chairman that sold appointment letters to applicants.
He tendered bank tellers to buttress his submissions.
Mr Adigizi Abaya, also an agent to the former TSC Chairman, disclosed that he paid N14 million for 28 applicants into his account without getting appointment letters.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the victims (affected teachers) Sanke Priscilla and Ibrahim Abdulkadir, among others, confessed that they paid between N500, 000 and N1.7million for the appointments.
They pleaded with the house for the recovery of their money. (NAN)
