The House of Representatives has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to reinstate two former employees whose dismissals were found to have violated due process.
The lawmakers said the move was aimed at correcting administrative injustices and upholding the rule of law.
This followed the adoption of reports presented by the House Committee on Public Petitions, chaired by the member representing Demsa/Numan/Lamurde Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, Bitrus Kwamoti.
One of the beneficiaries of the resolutions is Inspector Fidelis Uti of the Nigeria Police Force, whose salaries were withheld for years following his dismissal from service.
Uti had petitioned the House of Representatives on February 28, 2024, seeking intervention over what he described as an unlawful termination of his appointment and the stoppage of his salaries.
The petition was subsequently referred to the Committee on Public Petitions for investigation.
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