"The man died in him who keeps mute in the face of the tyranny" (Wole Soyinka)
The attention of our leadership as been drawn to the concluded yet unconcluded recruitment exercise of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria that began in February 2015 and was concluded in march 2015, where 725 candidates were shortlisted upon successful completion of the rigorous process of the recruitment exercise. The list of successful candidates was published online on www.faanrecruitment.com with a note that all selected candidates are to present themselves for documentation and further processing at the FAAN headquarters Lagos on a later to be notified date.
However, a year now after the recruitment exercise was concluded there has been no official update concerning the status of recruitment despite the issuance of certificate of compliance to FAAN by Federal Character Commission validating the recruitment process to have satisfy the provision and position of the constitution governing such exercise, this which enables the release of appointment letters to successful candidates by recruiting MDA within three (3) months ultimatum.
It is most unfortunate that the agency have subjected the candidates to unpleasant rumours that only the influential one have gotten and will only get appointment letters, dashing the hopes of a commoner that most of the applicants belong. Its view that the unnecessary delay in issuance of appointment letters is a trick to shortchange the original successful selected candidates for the wards of political Elites in the country which is an act of corruption this current federal government administration is fighting against.
Injustice anywhere remains a threat to justice everywhere. Being students of higher leaning, full with hopes to graduate soon to join our colleagues in the labour market, the recruitment scandal of FAAN is an act capable to killing the morale of students, hope of common Graduates and thereby inflate crime rate in the country.
We contend it is a plan and deliberate act to frustrate and sabotage the efforts His Excellency President Muhamnadu Buhari GCFR administration to succeed in his quest to provides jobs and fight out corruption, for what could be the sole reason for an exercise largely completed as this to be put on hold for mere issuance of appointment letters if not "corruption".
On the Superficial level power emanates from the barrel of the gun, but on the fundamental level power erupts from the supreme will of the people. It is in the interest of the management of FAAN to realize that they include among the revolting system that Nigerian students are fighting against as we shall mobilize to demand Justice come to play since they refuse doing Justice at will.
We demand the immediate issuance of appointment letters to all successful candidates or the immediate/voluntary resignation of the Director General Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN Headquarters for a more competent hand to take over. We solemnly declare our total commitment to actualize this justice. we will match in millions to peacefully occupy the FAAN headquarters Lagos if our demand is not met between now and 7 working days. Which elapse on Monday 18th April 2016 to demand the "positive effect of change"
Signed
Comrade Olugbode Damola
NAPS PRO
Amb S A Lukman
President West Africa Polytechnic Student's Union WAPSU
Cc: DG Dss Abuja
SDS Lagos state command
CP NPF Lagos Command
