FCC warns MDAs of tougher penalties as NPA backs reforms

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to brace for tougher penalties implicit violations of the Federal Character Act, arsenic the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) pledged enactment for the Commission’s ongoing reforms.

The informing came during an interactive league betwixt the absorption of the Nigerian Ports Authority and members of the FCC Committee connected Works, Transport and Aviation astatine the Commission’s office successful Abuja.

Chairman of the committee, Hon. Peter Eze, said the NPA absorption was briefed connected the Commission’s caller compliance framework, revised operational guidelines and sanctions for MDAs that neglect to comply with the Federal Character principles.

According to him, the engagement was aimed astatine assessing the NPA’s level of compliance portion strengthening collaboration to beforehand fairness, equity and inclusiveness successful the nationalist service.
“The essence of this engagement is to measure the show of the Federal Character Commission’s mandate and to guarantee that, going forward, determination is nary country for non-compliance with the Federal Character principles,” Eze said.

He disclosed that the committee had introduced stricte...