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| Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro |
• Over N6bn alleged to have been generated
Senator Iroegbu
Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has clarified issues concerning the controversy generated by the imposition of N1,000 processing fee on the applicants, in the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Immigration (NIS).
This is coming as some aggrieved personnel within the parastatal questioned the rationale behind the fee, alleging that about N6 billion should have been generated with an estimated six million or more applicants.
Moro, in a statement signed yesterday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. George Udoh, said the fee was charged by the consulting firm handling the recruitment exercise for administrative purposes.
The minister, in the statement titled: “Setting the Record Straight”, said there were some misrepresentations about his position on the N1,000 processing fee charged for every applicant applying for a job in NIS, which is one of the para–military outfits under the leadership of the Minister.
